After missing the latter part of the 2018 season with a knee injury, Rafael Nadal made a strong start the following year. The Spaniard reached the 2019 Australian Open final without dropping a set, playing well but falling in the title clash to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.Nadal wasted match points against Nick Kyrgios in the Acapulco second round and headed to Indian Wells wanting to go far. The world number 2 faced Jared Donaldson in the opener in the desert and scored a 6-1 6-1 win in 72 minutes, his 51st in Indian Wells.The Spaniard lost three games against the American at Shanghai 2017, and was even more dominant in this one to navigate to the next round. Rafa gave up nine points after the initial blow and never faced a break point to keep the pressure on the other si …