Video tennis Nadal - Korda: A spectacular escape, deciding the tie-break (Round 2 Indian Wells)

Rafael Nadal enters this match with a 15-match winning streak in 2022, the best start to a year. But he had to resort to a spectacular escape in the third set to win over Sebastian Korda 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3).
Nadal had a good start and won 6-2 in the first set, but things started to go downhill in the second set when Nadal missed too much and made double mistakes continuously, losing his mind 1-6. Entering the third set, Korda won 2 break points and led 5-2, just needing one more victory to finish the famous opponent.

But like the Australian Open final, in the last position Nadal has risen strongly. He reclaimed both breaks in the second set, including two perfect passing shots that equalized the score 5-5. And in the tie-break series Nadal continues to be a more stable player, winning all the last 5 points to win 7-3.

After this match, Nadal will meet Daniel Evans in the third round. The 27th seed easily won 6-2 6-0 in the second round against Federico Coria.