Rafael Nadal's card in 2022 comes of age without there being a single tennis player who has managed to beat him. The Spaniard is already in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells after also defeating the tallest player on the circuit, the American Reilly Opelka, who lived up to his height to raise his level to unexpected heights –beyond the service– but ended up succumbing to the tenacity and carat tennis of the Manacor genius.
In two tie-breaks (7-6(3) and 7-6(5)) but within an unusual scenario for Opelka, Nadal got even and even leaving the bad news of suffering foot discomfort, he was able to celebrate his eighteenth victory of the season, of course consecutive, which also launches him among the top eight in Indian Wells with the aim of reaping his fourth title. Major words even for the best in history.
