Rafael Nadal and Taylor Fritz became this year’s finalists. The Spaniard defeated 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3 of his 18-year-old compatriot after a great match. Fritz, in turn, defeated Andrei Rublev 7: 5, 6: 4 and is the first American to qualify to the Indian Wells final for the first time in ten years. – It’s just unreal, really. It doesn’t even feel real. Today I played my best match in this tournament by far. I was much more aggressive and much more solid in hitting -.
Rafael Nadal will win the Indian Wells title without a fight? Fritz had trouble warming up
Vanni Gibertini announced that Taylor Fritz may not face Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s Indian Wells final. – It’s not a good start to the day. Fritz had to stop warming up after a few minutes. His right ankle is not in good condition, wrote the journalist on Twitter. he suffered an ankle injury at the end of the match and said after the semi-finals that he would “try to recover” for the final match in the tournament.
If Rafael Nadal’s rival does not manage to recover to the start of the final match, the Spaniard will win their fourth victory in this Masters 1000 tournament without a fight. Previously, Nadal won in the United States in 2007, 2009 and 2013, beating Novak Djokovic, and respectively. The last American tennis player in the Indian Wells final was, who lost 6: 7, 3: 6 to Novak Djokovic in 2012.
However, if Taylor Fritz is ready for the Indian Wells final, he will start the competition with Rafael Nadal on Sunday at 23:00 Polish time. If he wins the final, he will be equal to the ATP Masters 1000 rank in terms of tournament wins. He still has 36 victories, while the Serb one more.
Source: Sport
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