indian wells

53 titles. yup, rafa won his 53^rd title, his 22^nd masters shield at indian wells in california. beating roger federer, tomas berdych and juan martin del in successive fashion, rafa won his first hardcourt title since tokyo in october 2010. obviously, hardcourt is his least favorite surface. his last finals appearance in a hardcourt tournament was in the 2012 aussie open, the epic final he lost to novak djokovic.

 

rafa already withdrew from the miami masters to prepare for the claycourt swing, which starts in monte carlo. vamos, claycourt king!