Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas are among the top favorites to win the current ATP1000 in Indian Wells. Rafa and Stefanos had the brilliant idea of sharing the practice court and play some points. The crowd was definitely on fire watching them fighting for every single point.
Here is the video.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now ranked no.4, the Spaniard played his last match on the 26th of February when he defeated world no.12 Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the final in Acapulco to win his 91st career title.
This season Rafael has managed to achieve a 15-0 match record. The Spaniard conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Ranked world no.5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 25th of February when he was defeated by world no.12 Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Acapulco (draw).
This season the Greek has a 14-5 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s most significant result of the year was getting to the final in Rotterdam.
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas fought against each other 9 times. Their head to head is 7-2 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 in the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
