Indian Wells semi-final live: Nadal dreams of overwhelming victory, challenging for Rublev

(Sports news, tennis news) Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev have the opportunity to face each other in the Indian Wells final.

Carlos Alcaraz – Rafael Nadalaround 2 o’clock, 20/3, semi-final Indian Wells

4th seed Nadal will face 19th seed Alcaraz in the much-awaited Spanish “civil war” at Indian Wells this year. Alcaraz is only 18 years old and he will have a chance to fight the legend again tennis the land of Gaut.

Nadal needs to limit the youth of Alcaraz

Nadal is in great form with 19 wins from the beginning of 2022. Meanwhile, Alcaraz stopped in the third round of the Australian Open after losing to Matteo Berrettini. The young Spaniard avenged Berrettini in the quarterfinals of the Rio Open, then took the title after defeating Diego Schwartzman.

This is the second encounter between Nadal and Alcaraz. In the first meeting, Nadal defeated Alcaraz overwhelmingly with the scores 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of Madrid Masters last year.

Physically, Nadal may be disadvantaged compared to Alcaraz, but the 35-year-old has superior tactical skills, with the emphasis being on powerful forehands. Besides, the serve phase can also be another weapon of the “King of Clay”.

Meanwhile, Alcaraz is good at scoring winners from any area of ​​the field. Alcaraz will have to promote the ability to cover the field in the next match to take advantage of the youth. Nadal may face some difficulties, but his bravery is still more appreciated.

Taylor Harry Fritz – Andrey Rublev, about 2:00, March 20, Indian Wells semi-final

The competition between Fritz and Rublev proved to be quite balanced when the two had 4 previous confrontations, with the victory divided equally for each side. Rublev’s form is very respectable when he is on a 13-match winning streak. The Russian tennis player is looking for a third consecutive ATP Tour title after successes in Marseille and Dubai.

Rublev meets an “equal weight” opponent

Meanwhile, Fritz’s record of 24 wins – 8 losses is also not bad, as it helped him advance to 5 ATP Tour quarterfinals and the 4th round of the Australian Open, his best record in a Grand Slam tournament.

What Rublev shows is showing a slightly more impressive impression. The Russian player won all 8 sets from the beginning of the tournament and only had to decide once to win or lose by tie-break. Meanwhile, in the last 3 matches, Fritz went through 3 sets and 1 tie-break. Quarter-final match against Miomir Kecmanovic, Fritz only lost 1 break in nearly 2 hours of competition.

The 7th seed Rublev of course will be appreciated, but a stubborn Fritz can also surprise.