ATP Indian Wells: Rafael Nadal stays on course, Raonic beats Struff
Rafael Nadal won his round of 16 against Filip Krajinovic. He won 6-3, 6.4 at the start of the game day on Wednesday.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Mar 14, 2019, 02:08 am
Nadal therefore remains at the first Masters tournament of the season without losing a set - he only gave 13 games in three matches.
Against the world rankings-113. Krajinovic took the lead early in both sets and played the match from the start - even if the qualifier from Serbia temporarily managed the rebreak in set one. 25 winners ended up on Nadal's credit side.
In the quarter-finals Nadal meets Karen Khachanov, who defeated John Isner 6: 4, 7: 6 (1). In a possible semi-final it could go against Roger Federer.
The Spanish world ranking second won the tournament in the California desert in 2007, 2009 and 2013.
Out for struff
However, the end came for Alexander-Zverev-Vanquisher Jan-Lennard Struff. The Warsteiner was the better player in set one against Milos Raonic, but of all things weakened in the final service game. The Canadian ultimately won 6: 4, 6: 3. He meets Lucky Loser Miomir Kecmanovic from Serbia, who benefited from the job of the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka.