Rafael Nadal tore Andy Murray apart, 6-2, 6-1, in the final of the Indian Wells event today. The Spaniard continues to improve. He has now won the two biggest events of the year thus far and extended his dominance to hard courts--traditionally his weakest surface. Moreover he defeated--convincingly is an understatement--the one top player he had not yet bested this year. Should Rafa win the next major tournament in Miami two weeks from now and then cruise through the European clay court season and Wimbledon like he did in 2008, he will likely have the year's #1 ranking sewn up in the first six months of the season!
