The Serb holds the unbeaten record in 2010 to get its eighteenth consecutive victory • For the first time beat, yielding a partial Nadal
The tennis player from Belgrade, new world No. 2 has broken for the first time Rafael Nadal in the final to clinch the 1000 Masters sixth of his career. Thus, the Serbian takes revenge from the end of 2008 and repeated the double-Indian Wells Melbourne three seasons ago.
The Central Valley Coachella lived a great game between the two best players in the circuit (the ATP ranking certify it from tomorrow), and although the Spanish authorities provided a great version of himself in the first set, deflated as the minutes passed before exposed by the stratospheric peak form of his opponent.
The world number one got an early lead with two separate "breaks" in the first set showing his aggressiveness, a powerful serve and showed strong effectiveness with the back side.
Djokovic snorted. I could not find his game and saw surpassed in all facets against an opponent in complete control of his faculties and physical techniques.
But the match turned around 180 degrees. First, it became a battle for control of service in the second set, full of breaks of serve which Nadal took to make feint to throw the racket to the ground. Finally her unforced errors leveled the scale.
It was not until the final set where Djokovic overwhelmed with his best tennis. From the beginning, sought the lines, was devastating and brutal on serve from the baseline. His recital was a game of confidence and contrasted with Nadal's childish mistakes, mostly from near the net.
And Djokovic got the pin with a white game before it exploded with joy on the track a number of Indian Wells.
Nadal is left with a final record of 43 wins and 14 defeats. The brand in direct confrontation with Serbian stays at 16 wins and eight losses.