Video tennis Nadal – Opelka: Tension tie-break, bravery speak up (Round 4 Indian Wells)

(Video tennis Nadal – Opelka, round 4 Indian Wells) All sets need a tie-break series to determine the winner and loser and that’s when bravery speaks.

Rafael Nadal advance to round 4 Indian Wells with great confidence. The Spaniard’s opponent is “ball generator” Reilly Opelka, who eliminated Shapovalov in the previous round. With the advantage of height, the American tennis player launched extremely uncomfortable tee shots.

Nadal’s bravery spoke at the right time

Although Nadal tried very hard to return the serve, “the king of clay” could not win any break points of his opponent. In the opposite direction, Opelka could not win a break from Nadal’s hand. After 12 games, the score was 6-6, so the two players had to enter a tie-break in the first set.

In a series of intense “gun battles”, Nadal was more brave and had 2 consecutive mini-break points, thereby winning 7-3 in the tie-break series to take the lead with a score of 1-0. Set 2 was much more dramatic than the first set. Opelka broke in game 5 and almost got a second break in game 7.

However, Nadal showed a great ability to save the break and soon, the Spaniard responded. The “King of Clay” reclaimed the break in the 8th game. Since then, no player has lost points in the serve game again and the second set needed a tie-break series to determine the winner.

Opelka soon lost the mini-break and worked hard to bring the score to 5-6. However, Nadal did not give his opponent a chance in the next serve, thereby continuing to win the second set. Defeating his opponent after two tie-breaks, the Spaniard advanced to the quarterfinals and will face off. with Nick Kyrgios.

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