RAFAEL NADAL, INDIAN WELLS 2022 | The amazing records that Rafa Nadal can reach in Indian Wells

At 35 years old and with a worrying injury history, few could have predicted the beginning of the year that Rada Nadal has signed. 15 wins in as many matches and three more titles to his record that place him in Indian Wellswithout a doubt, as the great enemy to beat.

And it is that the American tournament offers him the opportunity to add six more wins in the first Masters 1,000 of the course. Just adding three more wins, Nadal would achieve the third best season opener of all time. These hypothetical 18 wins would put him just behind a Novak Djokovic who remained undefeated during 26 meetings in 2020 and during 41 in 2011.

Adding these three rounds, Nadal would exceed the 17 initial wins of Roger Federer in 2018 and Pete Sampras in 1997.

“The way I started the season is a dream”, Nadal said at the Mexico Open. “We believed that my career was not going to be that long and it is true that I have had physical problems. It is incredible that in 2022 I continue to compete as I am doing. I’m enjoying it to the fullest and we’ll see how long it lasts.” he added.

Another aspect in which Nadal could break records would be in that of consecutive won finals. Since he fell defeated before Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open 2019 in three sets, he does not know what it is like to lose a decisive match for the title. Interrupt chain eleven trumps in the finals of Rome, Roland-Garros, Montreal and US Open in 2019; Acapulco and Roland-Garros in 2020; Barcelona and Rome in 2021 and Melbourne, Australian Open and Acapulco in 2022. The current Balearic is the third longest streak of finals won, only surpassed by himself Nadal which added 14 between 2005 and 2006 and the 24 of Roger Federer between the years 2003 and 2005.

Also, Indian Wells is a tournament that brings you good memories. With three wins in 2007, 2009 and 2013, he has achieved a 84% win percentage, his best record in any hard court Masters event. To add a quarter wound, would match Novak Djokovic’s 37 titles in Mastersas well as becoming the oldest winner in Indian Wells. Federer, 35 years, seven months and 11 days It is to date who grants this honor that Nadal would surpass in two months.

Finally, Nadal has before him the opportunity to get closer to his best winning streak on hard court. The 25 wins between Indian Wells and Beijing in 2013 are not within his reach in this edition of the tournament, but his second-best record streak between the IS Open 2016 and Shanghai 2017 (16 wins) is.