Indian Wells talking points: Rafael Nadal, Taylor Fritz, Iga Swiatek, Maria Sakkari, Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev

Taylor Fritz and Iga Swiatek are the Indian Wells champions for 2022. Fritz caused a shock in the men's final as he ended Rafael Nadal's perfect start to the season, after Swiatek overcame Maria Sakkari in the women's final to secure back-to-back WTA 1000 wins. Ad/> While Fritz and Swiatek took the headlines on the final Sunday of the event, there were plenty more talking points from the last two weeks in California.

ATP Indian Wells'I can’t believe it’s real' — Fritz stunned by 'childhood dream' Indian Wells title4 HOURS AGO Fritz makes big breakthrough Come on then, who saw that coming? Even /> . Fritz might have beaten two top-10 players on his way to the Indian Wells semi-finals last year, and another in the semi-finals this week, but his straight-sets win over Rafael Nadal in the men's final was still a huge surprise, especially as the American came into the match with an ankle issue. «It's ridiculous how I could play today,” said the new world No.13 afterwards.

„I've never experienced this much pain in my life.” /> Nadal was also impacted by injury issues and struggled in the first set to find his best form in windy conditions. Nadal's poor break-point conversation rate (two of 10) was a crucial factor in the match, but he was always playing from behind after Fritz came out firing, pounding the ball on both sides and racing into a 4-0 lead. It was a hugely impressive performance from Fritz, who scored his first win in nine matches against the 'Big Three', having been advised by his coaches not to play due to his ankle.

“I've lost these matches against the big guys my whole life,» he said. «It's always felt like they were just unbeatable. So to do it on the biggest stage, there's no other way.» Fritz will be hoping