Amid a career-best 17-0 start to the season, Rafael Nadal is seeking his fourth BNP Paribas Open title and a 37th ATP Masters 1000 trophy, which would tie him level with Serbian Novak Djokovic. We review the 35-year-old’s three titles in the desert: 2007 | Rafael Nadal defeated.Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 7-5 »Nadal was already a three-time Roland Garros champion when he arrived at the Coachella Valley in 2007, but he was still finding his place on hard courts. Almost entrenched at No. 2 behind Roger Federer, the Spaniard rose to the occasion, ending an eight-month title drought with a straight-sets takedown of Novak Djokovic, who was making his first appearance in a ATP Masters 1000 final.”People talk a lot about the changes in …

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