On Wednesday, Rafael Nadal had a gritty win over Reilly Opelka to defeat the American giant in straight sets in Indian Wells. Rafa will face Nick Kyrgios in the quarterfinal, but he will need to do it while dealing with his foot injury.
The foot injury
During the press conference that followed his match against Oprlka, Nadal gave some updates about his foot.
Talking about the condition of his foot, Rafa commented:
“So-so. For a moment, good. Then on the second set, a little bit worst, being honest. I felt my foot a little bit on the second set. I was able to keep going, keep running till the end, no? That’s the same thing. Yes, being honest, I am not in the moment to lie or to hide things.
Nadal in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Now the world no.4, the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 18-0 match record in 2022. Rafael is now playing in Indian Wells where he toppled Sebastian Korda 6-2 1-6 7-63, Daniel Evans 7-5 6-3 and Reilly Opelka 7-63 7-65.
Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.132 Nick Kyrgios in the quarter. Their current record is 5-3 for Nadal.
Nadal clinched 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)
Kyrgios in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.132, the Australian has managed to achieve an overall 4-1 record in 2022. The Australian is playing in Indian Wells where he ousted Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-0, Federico Delbonis 6-2 6-2, Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 and Jannik Sinner w/o.
Nick Kyrgios will compete against the world no.4 Rafael Nadal in the quarter. Their actual record is 5-3 for Nadal.
Nick won 6 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios faced off 8 times. Their current head to head is 5-3 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they played each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in the 4th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Reilly Opelka in 2022
LWLLLWWLLL Currently the world no.17 (career-high), Opelka played his last match on the 16th of March when he surrendered to world no.4 Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 7-6(5) in the 4th round in Indian Wells (draw).
Until now, during this year Opelka has a 13-5 match record. The American has won 1 title in Dallas. Opelka was the finalist in Delray Beach.
Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios and Reilly Opelka |
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