Rafael Nadal defeated world number 38 Sebastian Korda 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(7-3) in the second round at Indian Wells. After winning the match by recovering from 2-5 down in the third set, Nadal said, "I feel very lucky today to be through. Sebastian was playing some fantastic tennis." Notably, Nadal is now undefeated in all 16 matches he played this year.