Nadal defeats an Alcaraz who put him on the ropes

taketonews

03/20/2022

Act at 03:43

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Rafael Nadal will play the final on Sunday Indian Wells after defeating this Saturday the young Carlos Alcaraz in an epic and exciting Spanish duel marked by the powerful and annoying wind that blew in the Californian desert.

In this generational confrontation between the present and the future of Spanish tennis, Nadal beat Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours and 12 minutes.Triple winner of Indian Wells (2007, 2009 and 2013), Nadal, who extended his fabulous unbeaten streak to 20 games in 2022, will face the American in the final Taylor Fritz, who won the other semifinal against Russian Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 50 minutes.

“It was a very tough afternoon against an incredible opponent”Nadal said as soon as the match ended.

Nadal stressed that the wind made it very difficult to play, but he was very proud of having stayed “mentally” within the meeting despite the fact that he had to face very difficult situations.

The match, another golden page for Spanish tennis, It lived up to the expectations created.Alcaraz was a fearsome opponent with a deep forehand and a very aggressive game that put Nadal on the ropes.Nadal kept calm and finally scored the first set taking advantage of Alcaraz’s mistakes.

However, everything changed in the second set when the wind began to blow very strongly on Center Court at Indian Wells.

The second sleeve was a constant struggle of both tennis players to deal with very strange boats and absurd effects of the ball due to the wind, but Alcaraz knew how to keep his concentration better and managed to balance the match.

Already in the final set, and with a little less wind, Nadal pulled from champion pride and veteran to reach the Indian Wells finalwhich could give him the fourth consecutive title this year after the championships he won in Melbourne, the australian open and Acapulco.



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