Rafael Nadal sustained a fractured rib during the semifinal of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 against Carlos Alcaraz. The former world number 1 nevertheless managed to beat his young compatriot, presenting himself in precarious conditions in the last act against Taylor Fritz.Although the Spaniard did his best to win his fourth title in California, it was the American who celebrated his first ‘1000’ of his career. The streak of games won consecutively by Rafa at the beginning of the season was therefore interrupted at 20, which gave him enormous satisfaction.In addition to winning the Melbourne and Acapulco ATPs, the 35-year-old from Manacor won the Australian Open leaving everyone speechless. The Iberian thus overtook Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the all-time rankings of the Majors.Due to a fractured rib, the 21-time Grand Slam champion will …