Taylor Harry Fritz and Rafael Nadal will face off in the Indian Wells final o Sunday. Taylor had the opportunity to play Nadal already once in the 2020 final in Acapulco when he lost in straight sets.
During the press conference that followed Fritz’s semifinal against Rublev, Taylor explains why it is so difficult to play against Nadal.
The American player disclosed:
“The worst thing is probably just knowing that he’s just going to keep fighting, he’s always going to be there every point, he’s not going to like give you anything, it’s just the competitiveness, like he’s always going to want it so bad.
The best thing, I would say, is maybe just, I don’t know, I mean, from my standpoint, maybe I’m not going to get completely like served off the court, I can potentially get looks at return games.
But he’s such a good returner that it kind of works the other way, he’s going to get looks at my serves. I’ve been serving great all week, but he’ll still return my serve.”
Fritz in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.20, the American has a composed 13-4 match record in 2022. Fritz is currently playing in Indian Wells where he defeated 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 current record is 1-0 for Nadal.
Nadal in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Rafael achieved a composed 20-0 record in 2022. Rafael is now competing in Indian Wells where he toppled 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 fight against the world no.20 Taylor Fritz in the final on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Stadium 1. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal.
The Spaniard conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
The Spaniard 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)
Taylor Harry Fritz and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other only once. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) in February 2020.
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