The Grand Slam record winner prevailed in a thrilling duel 7: 6 (7: 0), 5: 7, 6: 4 and remains undefeated even after his 19th match this season.
Now the generations will meet at the prestigious tournament in California with great anticipation: Nadal meets his sensational compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz has a sensational run
The 18-year-old continued his sensational run with another dominant performance in the 6: 4, 6: 3 against the 12th seeded Briton Cameron Norrie and is the youngest semi-finalist in Indian Wells since Andre Agassi in 1988. The American even managed the feat at the age of 17.
“I think I played well at times”Nadal said after the match against Kyrgios, who then thumped his racket wildly on the ground, a ball boy had to take cover: “It’s difficult to play against him because he changes the momentum of the point very quickly and his serve is huge, especially the first serve.”
Full of anticipation for the duel against Rafael Nadal
After his next coup, Alcaraz was looking forward to the first Spanish semi-final in the history of the tournament. “It’s difficult to play against Rafa, but at the same time I’ll enjoy the moment and the game. It’s not every day that you play against your idol”he said.
Source: sid