On March 21, Beijing time, the Indian Masters ushered in the final battle. In the men's singles final that just ended, Nadal, who remained unbeaten in the season, lost 3-6, 6-7, and the 20-game winning streak this season came to an abrupt end.
After the match, Nadal sent sincere wishes to the winner Fritz.
"It was a great victory for him, the first Masters title in his life. Today is his day, I just hope he enjoys it and wishes him all the best. ”
Still, even after the defeat, Nadal still set some incredible records. Because this men's singles final is the 20th hard court masters final of espanyol's career.
It is worth mentioning that espanyol is the first person in history to reach the final at least 20 times in both different venue types of Masters.
Among them, the hardfield masters were 10 wins and 10 losses, accounting for half of them; the results of the 33 clay masters were 26 wins and 7 losses.
Nadal's 20 final results at the Hard Court Masters:
In 2005, Miami races 6–2, 7–6 (7–4), 6–7 (5–7), 3–6, 1–6 were reversed by Federer;
2005 Canadian Masters 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 victory over Agassi;
Madrid (Indoor Hardcourse) 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 reverse victory over Ljubisic in 2005;
2007 Indian Wells Masters swept Djokovic 6–2, 7–5;
2007 Paris Masters 4–6, 0–6 lost to Nalbandian;
2008 Miami Masters lost 4–6, 2–6 to Davidenko;
Defeated Nicholas Kiefer 6–3, 6–2 at the 2008 Canadian Masters;
2009 Indiana 6–1, 6–2 win over Murray;
2009 Shanghai Masters 6–7, 3–6 lost to Davidenko;
In 2011, Indian Wells race lost 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 to Djokovic;
2011 Miami 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 back to Djokovic;
Indian Wells beat Del Potro 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in 2013;
Defeated Raonic 6–2, 6–2 at the 2013 Canadian Masters;
Defeated Isner 7–6, 7–6 at the 2013 Cincinnati Masters;
3–6, 3–6 loss to Djokovic in 2014;
Lost to Federer in 2017 miami 3–6, 4–6;
2017 Shanghai Masters 4–6, 3–6 lost to Federer;
Defeated Tsitsipas 6–2, 7–6 at the 2018 Canadian Masters;
2019 Canadian Masters 6–3, 6–0 swept Medvederje;
In 2022, Indian Wells race lost 3-6, 6-7 to Fritz.
So far, Nadal has reached the final of the Masters 53 times, second only to Djokovic.
Ranking of the players with the most career finals in the Masters:
Number of times: Players
54: Djokovic
53: Nadal (including the 2022 Indian Wells Final)
50: Federer
22: Agassi
21: Murray
Ranking of the players with the most Career Masters titles:
37: Djokovic
36: Nadal
28: Federer
17: Agassi
14: Murray
Next, let's look forward to god of war setting a new record in the 2022 clay season. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)