Indian Wells Masters 2022: Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda, Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, and Live Stream Details for BNP Paribas Open

Indian Wells Masters 2022: Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda, Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, and Live Stream Details for BNP Paribas Open

Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda, Indian Wells 2022

On Sunday, March 12, fourth seed Rafael Nadal will square off against World No. 38 Sebastian Korda in the Indian Wells 2022 second round.

Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda: Match Details

  • Tournament: Indian Wells Masters 2022
  • Match: Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda
  • Round: Second Round
  • Date: March 12, 2022
  • Venue: Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.
  • Surface: Hardcourt
  • Prize Money: $30,130

Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda: Preview

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal

World No. 4 Rafael Nadal is in fantastic form, having won all three of the tournaments he took part in this year. Starting with the Melbourne event, which he played after a six-month hiatus due to a severe foot injury, Nadal won the title without losing even one set. In the major four, Australian Open, the Spaniard overcame multiple strong players such as Denis Shapovalov in the Quarterfinals, Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals, and Daniil Medvedev in the finals against whom he played tough four-setters and five-setters. Again in the next tournament, the Mexican Open, Nadal beat Cameron Norrie in the finals (6-4, 6-4). As the fourth seed, the Spaniard will play directly in the second round.

Sebastian Korda started off decently this year, making it up to the third round of the Australian Open, losing to Pablo Carreño Busta (4-6, 5-7, 7-6, 3-6). He picked up his game in the next tournament, leading to the highest he has gone this year, the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open, where he lost to Cameron Norrie in a three-setter (2-6, 6-1, 6-7). However, his performance in the Mexican Open was disappointing. He got knocked out in the first round by Dušan Lajović (4-6, 6-4, 5-7).

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Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda: Head-to-Head

Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda

Rafael Nadal and Sebastian Korda have previously played once against each other in the 2020 French Open, where the Spaniard emerged victorious, making their head-to-head 1-0. They will play for the second time in the Indian Wells Masters 1000.

Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda, Indian Wells 2022: Prediction

Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal won his 21st record-breaking grand slam along with two more ATP titles this year. Sebastian Korda, on the other hand, doesn’t have such stats for 2022. The American’s game is very hard to predict. The outcome of this match is predictable. However, Sebastian Korda has shown his fans that he has what it takes to make a comeback from this situation.

Prediction: Rafael Nadal is expected to win in three sets.

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Rafael Nadal vs Sebastian Korda, Indian Wells 2022: Broadcast and Live Stream Details

  • U.S.A.- Tennis Channel
  • Australia– beIN
  • U.K. and Ireland- Amazon Prime
  • The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
  • Central America- ESPN
  • Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
  • South America and Oceania- ESPN International
  • Canada- T.S.N., and DAZN
  • Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport
  • India- Voot

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