World No. 5 Rafael Nadal begins his campaign for a fourth Indian Wells title against fellow left-hander Gilles Muller on Sunday.
Date: March 13, 2016
Match time: Not before 7 PM local time / 10 PM EST – New York, Montreal / March 14 – 2 AM GMT – United Kingdom / March 14 – 3 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / March 14 – 1 PM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
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The big-serving Muller defeated Victor Estrella-Burgos 7-5, 6-3, firing 16 aces in the process. Muller has shown flashes of brilliance in four previous tour-level meetings with Rafa, pushing three of their past six sets to a tie-break and beating a 19-year-old Rafa at Wimbledon in 2005.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
761 61 62
|
| 2011 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Outdoor Grass | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
766 765 60
|
| 2005 | Wimbledon England |
Outdoor Grass | R64 | Gilles Muller |
64 46 63 64
|
| 2005 | Barcelona Spain |
Outdoor Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
60 62
|
Our champ is set for his 12th appearance at the BNP Paribas Open. He was a champion in 2007 (d. Djokovic), 2009 (d. Murray) and 2013 (d. Del Potro).
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Source: ATP World Tour
I thought Rafa played well in the doubles match last night, but he had 4 double faults I believe. His serving is still a concern. I hope he will win easily today. He needs to build his confidence.
PS. It is now EDT, daylight savings time. It started today in most places in the US.
i’s gonna be a tough one!
Gilles Muller is a dangerously tricky guy and he has been kn ocking on Nadal’s door for some time now. I pray that our champion wins, but wont be surprised if something else happened.
So, fingers crossed!
Vamos Rafa!!!
Goodluck Rafa !!!!!
youre simply the best for me.. win or loss, its my dream to watch you play , i miss the opportunity when you came to the phil last december . go go go!!! vamos!
remember one thing rafa
when ur outside court respect every player whether he is no. 1 or no. 200
but when u enter the court get ur beast out …….try to win every point ………try to humiliate ur opponent by getting him unsettled by ur play
i don’t want to see rafa the cool, rafa the gentle guy on court but want to see a raging bull out there
u lost the fiery eyes and angry face with a opponent demolishing mode attitude …………i am missing that …..please bring back …………….doesn’t care of maturity etc
we all know u r a perfect gentleman outside court
A real winner doen´s need to humilliate nobody. Please don´t push Rafa to be a beast.
Excellent comments. Let’s hope he does just that. Go Rafa.
rafa in his doubles match double faulted on important points………….i mean common rafa still nerves ……….please work on serve
and on not so important moments please treat 2 nd serve as 1 st serve and go for it
best luck ……vamos
Vamos Rafa. We love you in Australia. Good luck n God bless. Love your Aussie Abuela.
Good luck Rafa come on you can do this we are all there for you
Vamos Rafa! We are with you our Champ! Great to see Del Potro back in action tonight.