Rafael Nadal has been having a terrific season so far. At the Australian Open 2022, he fought back from being two sets down and facing a break. He proved that is one of the best fighters to play the sport; by defeating the then World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in a 5 hours 24 minutes long battle to win his 21 Grand Slam. Currently, he is the only player on the ATP tour to have 21 Grand Slam singles titles to his name.

His tremendous form continued into the next month as well. He recently won his 91 ATP title at Acapulco by defeating now World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal and Cameron Norrie in the final matches. So far, the Spaniard has been unbeaten in 2022. He surely hopes to continue his victory march as the tour eventually moves into his favorite surface to play on- the red clay.
His next scheduled tournament is at the Indian Wells Masters.

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What is next for the Nike-Nadal partnership?

Rafael Nadal has been with Nike for a long time. And the partnership has resulted in some of the most iconic clothes and shoes to be worn on the tour in recent times.

Nadal began his career by wearing Bermuda shorts and sleeveless t-shirts along with a bandana while running at breakneck speed from one side of the court to the other. However, those days are long gone, and now the Spaniard wears significantly shorter shorts and likes to experiment with a lot of colors.

Nike released Rafael Nadal’s kit for the upcoming Indian Wells. The major colors you can see are orange and deep blue. The t-shirt is orange in color with blue detailing, and the shorts are a mirror image of that. The shoes also complement the color scheme and are in combined shades of blue and orange.

Rafa starts his BNP Paribas Open with the hope of winning for the fourth time there. He has previously won the tournament in 2007, 2009, and 2013.

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