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After ensuring his presence in the round of 16 in Indian Wells,

Rafa Nadal

wanted to offer his support and solidarity to

Naomi Osaka

, who suffered insults from a spectator at the Californian tournament, but also believed that tennis players must be "prepared" for the "adversities" that can happen during matches.

Osaka said a tearful goodbye in the second round of Indian Wells in a match against Russia's

Veronika Kudermetova

that was conditioned by an insult she received in the first game.

The Japanese burst into tears after a cry of "Naomi, you suck" was heard and, totally unsettled, she ended up eliminated.

Following his victory over Daniel Evans, Nadal was asked about the incident and his opinion as an athlete who has dealt with negative comments from the public.

"These kinds of questions are hard to answer. I mean, the easy answer for me is to say that I feel terrible about what happened and that should never happen," he said.

"But

the truth is, in the real world, these things happen

," he added.

"Get Well"

Before continuing with his response, the Spaniard insisted that he was "very sorry" for what happened to the Japanese tennis player.

"In my opinion, we have a great life.

We are very lucky people who are able to enjoy incredible experiences because we are tennis players

," he developed.

"

As terrible as it sounds to say, we have to be prepared for that

. We have to resist these kinds of problems that can happen when you expose yourself to people," he added.

Nadal showed his support for Osaka as she "has suffered a lot" from mental health issues.

"The only thing I can wish her is that she recovers well from that and I wish her all the best

," she said.

"But nothing is perfect in this life, right? We have to be prepared for adversity," she closed.

Nadal, who achieved his 400th victory in Masters 1000 tournaments and who, with 17-0, equaled the best start to a season for Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, will face American

Reilly Opelka

in the second round of Indian Wells , who occupies the position number 17 in the ATP ranking.

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