‘It Wasn’t in Spanish’ – Rafael Nadal’s Huge Blunder While Praising Carlos Alcaraz’s Performance at Indian Wells 2022

21-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal continues to have a record-breaking year as he reached yet another final at Indian Wells 2022. Yesterday, he beat the 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in a tight, three-set thriller to maintain an invincible winning streak (20-0) this year. During the on-court interview post-match, Nadal’s confusion made out for a hilarious incident.

Rafael Nadal spoke in English instead of Spanish

While taking about the match, Nadal was supposed to answer a question in Spanish. However, he completely forgot that and answered the whole thing in English. Later, he apologized to the interviewer and decided to answer the question in his mother tongue. 

“Like that, playing against one of the best players of the world, doesn’t matter if he’s young or not. He’s a great guy, an amazing player and he has a fantastic future… Just tried to go on court, try my best, and accept all the challenges and I’m through and happy… a very important victory for me… It wasn’t in Spanish (laughs),” Nadal said.

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Incidentally, this was not the first time the Spaniard made a similar mistake. Once, in Argentina, both Nadal and Djokovic attended a pre-match press conference. During the media interaction, Novak spoke in English and instead of translating it into Spanish, Nadal repeated Novak’s words in English. Realizing his mistake, the 21-time major winner started laughing along with fellow players and the press. 

Nadal will Face Taylor Fritz in the finals of Indian Wells 2022

After 3 hours and 12 minutes of intense battle, Rafael Nadal emerged victorious against fellow young compatriot Carlos Alcaraz; The level of the match was pretty high as both the players gave it all. In the end, Alcaraz lost to his idol and one of the greatest players to have ever graced the court. 

With this win, Rafael Nadal reached four back-to-back finals in 2022. The Spaniard won the previous three finals, including the Australian Open. In the finals at Indian Wells, he will face 24-year-old American star Taylor Fritz. Fritz caused a massive upset by beating Andrey Rublev in straight sets, 7-5,6-4. 

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