A defiant Rafael Nadal has won an all-Spanish clash of generations, defeating teenager Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to extend his victory. Today we will discuss about Nadal vs Alcaraz: Indian wells 2022| Head to head| Prediction
Nadal vs Alcaraz: Indian wells 2022| Head to head| Prediction
Carlos Alcaraz showed at Indian Wells on Saturday why he is the future, but Rafael Nadal proved he is still very much present.
Indian wells 2022
Spain’s 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz was not disappointed after a three-set loss to childhood idol Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters.
Alcaraz went toe-to-toe with the 21-time Grand Slam champion, taking the second set before succumbing, and the experience only added to his belief that he was ready to take his place among the sport’s elite.
“I think I’m more mature than I was last year,” Alcaraz said. “Now I know how to play against these players. I have played a lot of matches against great players. Second time against Rafa. I think I am part of that level.
“I think I’m going to play against Rafa or the best players this year.”
Head to head
The Spaniard defeated Kyrgios (7-60 5-7 6-4) in the quarter. During the match, Nadal scored 103 points versus Kyrgios’ 106. Rafale was aggressive enough to detonate 52 victors.
With regards to service games, Nadal made 10 aces and he only made 7 double faults. Rafael Nadal missed serve twice and he saved 3 break points. In addition, Nadal made 66% of his first serve by winning 78% (52/67) points behind his first serve and 49% (17/35) on the second serve. Kyrgios broke twice after Rafael converted his 50% break point (2/4).
Prediction
We have something as important as a clash outside a Grand Slam on the ATP Tour this evening, with the sport’s biggest rising star, Carlos Alcaraz, his idol and one of the sport’s greatest legends of all time. , Rafael Nadal.
The 18-year-old Alcaraz has been a shooting star on the Tour over the past year, climbing the ranks to break into the top 15 from 141 in early 2021 after this week ended. That’s amazing for any player, and it’s such a rapid growth that we haven’t really seen even from the ‘Big 3’, at least not at such a rapid pace.
Nadal, a 21-time Grand Slam champion, however, hasn’t had much of a bad season, and he finished 19-0 with titles at the Melbourne Summer Series in Acapulco, the Australian Open and the Mexican Open. It is his best start to the year, and a title at Indian Wells would end it in a special way.
