Indian Wells: Nadal extends unbeaten streak to 18 beating Opelka to reach QF

The 21-time grand slam champion Nadal won 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5). The 35-year-old Spaniard became just the second player to start a season 18-0 after Novak Djokovic who has done it twice starting 41-0 in 2011 and 26-0 in 2020. The Spaniard surpassed Pete Sampras` and Roger Federer`s record of 17 wins in 1997 and 2018 respectively