"I need a little leeway and be several months without stopping, but it is important winning games and dueling, but I'm prepared to do," said world number three.

Rafa Nadal was pleased after overcoming (6-2, 6-2) to Croatia's Mario Ancic in the third round at Indian Wells Masters 1000 first season, ensuring that you are playing "very well" and that he was "confident .

"I'm feeling confident. I need a little leeway and be several months without stopping, but it is important winning games and dueling, but I'm prepared to do," said world number three told a news conference.

Furthermore, Nadal said he is trying to play "aggressive and long", what he considered "very important" to retrieve their game. "I'm playing very well, that's what counts. I'm hitting well with my right and try to do things, play aggressive, play along, change directions. All that I'm doing well here," he said.

After this triumph of the Spaniard, who returns in this tournament to the tracks after the knee injury he suffered in the Australia Open, his opponent in the second round against American John Isner, who broke (7-6 (3 ) and 6-4) of his compatriot Sam Querrey.

The 'giant' American, Fifteenth-seeded and will face Nadal for the first time, noted his ranking and his game continues to improve, "so hopefully he'll face" more often "the Spanish" in tournaments like these " . "I think I can pay in kind," he said about his confrontation with the Spaniard.