The battle for the men's singles final of the 2022 ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters is over. 21-time Grand Slam champion Nadal was in a slump, and finally lost two consecutive sets and was defeated by the dark horse Fritz, who won the first masters men's singles title of his career and ended Nadal's 20-game winning streak. As the hottest player in men's tennis at the beginning of the season, Nadal's defeat may become an important turning point in his season. After defeating Medvedev in five sets at the beginning of the year and winning the Men's Singles title at the Australian Open, Nadal's strength and willpower were jaw-dropping.
But after Fritz pays tribute to Nadal with a textbook victory, everyone realizes that Nadal can be defeated! In the 2021 season, after Nadal lost to Djokovic at the French Open, he painfully chose to reimburse the entire season in advance, spending most of the year adjusting and recovering his body. But even so, Nadal is still not optimistic about the outside world, and some people even think that It is a fool's dream for Nadal to win a Grand Slam title. But the 2022 Australian Open made a joke for everyone, and after the world's first Djokovic suffered a strange experience and failed to defend his title, Nadal saw the opportunity to win the championship.
The experienced and tenacious giant did not let the opportunity slip away from his fingertips, and although he was first played by the Russian brother in the men's singles final, Nadal still staged a good play of "letting two chase three". The Australian Open men's singles champion, double-lap Grand Slam and 21 Grand Slam titles surpass Djokovic and Federer, and a series of glories have made Rafa's scenery unlimited. Compared with before, Djokovic, who experienced the storm of the 2022 Australian Open, seems to have retreated, but Nadal has become the biggest favorite of the Grand Slam in the hearts of the world. Coming to Indian Wells, the King of Clay passed the hurdles and set a record of 19 consecutive wins in the new season.
Facing Fritz in the men's singles final, almost everyone thinks that Nadal's victory is a suspenseful thing, but Fritz, who reached the masters men's singles final for the first time, hit everyone with a perfect play. In this game, Nadal did not lose the championship trophy, nor was the 20-game winning streak ended, but the deterrent and dominance of other players. Indian Wells is the last hard-court event Nadal has played before the French Open, and if he can end with a Masters men's singles title and come to the clay court he is best at, Nadal will be full of confidence and domineering.
But being unexpectedly picked off by Fritz not only failed to bring the hard-court season to a successful end, but also gave other opponents hope of beating Nadal. Many opponents will use this game as a key case study to find the technical loopholes in Nadal. For the 2022 French Open, Nadal did not skimp on his ambitions for the title, saying that he would continue to work hard in the clay season, do more training, and strive to lift the championship trophy in Roland Garros, who was once the most familiar. But losing the battle against Fritz was the fatal blow for Nadal!
(Luo Treasurer)