On Saturday, Rafael Nadal snatches the 3rd place in the live rankings from Alexander Zverev after beating Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells. Rafa added 600 points to his live rankings. With 7115 points, Rafa is now ahead of Sascha who has 7025 points.
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Nadal in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.4, the Spaniard has achieved a composed 20-0 win-loss record in 2022. Rafael is now competing in Indian Wells where he managed to beat Sebastian Korda 6-2 1-6 7-63, Daniel Evans 7-5 6-3, Reilly Opelka 7-63 7-65, Nick Kyrgios 7-60 5-7 6-4 and Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 4-6 6-3.
Rafael Nadal will face the world no.20 Taylor Fritz in the final on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Stadium 1. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal.
The Spaniard has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
Rafael won 91 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alexander Zverev in 2022
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 13th of March when he capitulated to world no.39 Tommy Paul 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Indian Wells (draw).
This season Alexander has managed to achieve an overall 11-4 match record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the final in Montpellier.
Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev clashed against each other 9 times. The head to head is 6-3 for Nadal. Before, the last time they locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Fritz in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.20, the American has managed to achieve an overall 13-4 match record in 2022. The American is now competing in Indian Wells where he managed to beat Kamil Majchrzak 6-1 6-1, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-4 2-6 7-62, Alex De Minaur 3-6 6-4 7-65, Miomir Kecmanovic 7-65 3-6 6-1 and Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-4.
Taylor Harry Fritz will play the world no.4 Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Stadium 1. Their record is 1-0 for Nadal.
Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Harry Fritz |
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