Rafael Nadal will return to the tennis court during the Masters tournament in Indian Wells, and in the first round, the Iberian will defeat an older opponent: Milos Raonic.
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Rafael Nadal vs Milos Raonic in the first round of Indian Wells 2024
Ranked 652 after a year of inactivity, Rafa will make his Indian Wells debut against Raonic.
The Canadian is also not doing well, injuries are also causing headaches.
At the age of 33, Milos met Rafa 10 times at the world tournament, the score was favorable for the Iberian: 8-2.
By the way, Raonic won his first victory over Nadal directly in Indian Wells in 2015 with a score of 4-6, 7-6(10), 7-5.
The Canadian recorded his second success in Brisbane in 2017, with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Otherwise, only Nadal’s victories in head-to-head matches.
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— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 5, 2024
If he gets past Raonic, Nadal (37) faces a hell of a duel with Holger Roon, a player coached by Patrick Muratoglu.
The No. 7 seed at Indian Wells, Rooney has yet to face Nadal on the ATP circuit.
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Rafael Nadal’s virtual route to Indian Wells 2024
Rafa Nadal’s path to the Indian Wells title:
R1 – Raonic
R2 – Runes
R3 – Shapovalov / Musetti / Van de Zandschulp
R4 – Fritz / Baez / Fognini
QF – Medvedev / Dimitrov / Korda / Mannarino
SF – Djokovic / Gurkach / Ruud
F – Grishnyk / Alcaraz / Rublev / Zverev
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 5, 2024
What does the virtual route of Novak Djokovic, the main favorite to win in Indian Wells-2024, look like
Novak Djokovic Indian Wells draw:
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The BNP Paribas Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, will be held from March 6 to 17. It is played in Indian Wells (California) on hard, offers a prize pool worth $9,258,080, and the title champion is Carlos Alcaraz (2023).
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