Video tennis Nadal – Kyrgios: Drama 3 sets, bravery to speak (Quarter-finals Indian Wells)

(Tennis video, Rafael Nadal – Nick Kyrgios, quarterfinal round Indian Wells) Nadal faced many difficulties before the “bad boy” from Australia.

Kyrgios is always a nasty opponent for any top player and Nadal is no exception. The Australian “bad boy” even won the first break of the match in game 3. Not until game 10, Nadal just reclaimed the break to equalize the score 5-5 before the two players had to enter the tie-break series. Here, the Spaniard won 7-0 white.

It took Nadal 3 sets to beat Kyrgios

In the second set, the two players struggled. Neither Nadal nor Kyrgios gave their opponents a break in 11 games in a row. But right in the decisive game 12, the Spaniard suddenly lost the break and lost 5-7.

In the decisive 3rd set, the two players both had 2 chances to win breaks in the first 6 games but both failed to take advantage. The turning point came in game 7, Nadal won the break and took advantage of this very well to close the set with a 6-4 victory.

This victory helps Nadal extend the winning streak since the beginning of 2022 to 19 and he has yet to receive a defeat this season. In the semi-finals, Nadal will meet the winner of the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie.

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