No.4 seed, Rafael Nadal had a nervous start at the Indian Wells this year. After winning the first set with ease. Nadal had a tough time in the second and third sets against the 21-year-old American, Sebastian Korda. At one point, he was 5-2 down in the third set and looked all set to lose the match. However, his fighting spirit and grit brought him back in the match. Later, at the press conference, Rafa talked about his opponent and how everyone gets nervous about winning matches.

Rafael Nadal talks about getting nervous

Former world no.1, Rafael Nadal started the match pretty well, as he won the first set at 6-2. However, the match started to turn in favor of Korda from the second set. Then, in the third set, Korda had the match in his pocket, as he was 5-2 up and serving for the match. Unfortunately, the American got nervous and let the match slip from his grasp.

Speaking about it after the match, Nadal felt that he started to play well, as the American became really nervous. According to him, everyone gets nervous when they are about to win a match. “Well, it’s obvious that he makes some more mistakes, that’s true… for everyone, it’s the same no? We all get nervous when we have to win matches… If somebody tells you that there’s two options that he lies you or the other option is he really don’t care about the sport, no… But the rest of the players will get nervous to win the matches, no… and that’s it,” Nadal said about getting nervous.

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However, the Spaniard also praised the young American, as he thinks Korda has a great future in front of him. “Sometimes happens these things, but he has a great future in front with an amazing shot, good serve,” Nadal said about Korda.

Nadal faces a challenging opponent in the next round

It’s not a surprise for anyone when Nadal wins a match from a losing position. We’ve seen this story plenty of times in the past. Recently, at the Australian Open, he did the same against Daniil Medvedev, as he came back in the match from two sets down. The same thing happened with the Korda match, as he made an incredible comeback to win the match by 6-2,1-6,7-6.

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In the next round, Rafa will face the British player, Dan Evans. Undoubtedly, this will be another tough match for the Spaniard. However, with Nadal’s current form, it will be difficult for any player to stop him at the moment.

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