Rafa Nadal was satisfied with his classification to the second round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 after beating Daniel Evans in two sets (7-5 and 6-3). The Spaniard also became the first tennis player to reach 400 wins in matches in this category and tied with Roger Federer and Pete Sampras for the third-best starting streak in the Open Era by adding 17 consecutive wins. Nadal also recognized that he has to continue improving his sensations on the court to continue ahead in the Californian tournament before a possible duel with Denis Shapovalov or Railly Opelka.
“I'm happy to have passed”, said Rafa Nadal , on court after his victory against Daniel Evans in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000. “The game didn't start the way I wanted, but I was able to make some good passes in the key moments. Then I started to play a little better, "explained the Spaniard, who also became the first player to reach 400 victories in Masters 1000 category matches.
“I need to keep improving of course, but there was a little improvement today. That is important because the next round will be very difficult. I need to be ready for that”, added the Spaniard, aware that either Denis Shapovalov or Reilly Opelka, he will not find an easy opponent in the next round.
