INDIAN WELLS — Don't expect a letdown from Rafael Nadal when he faces Andy Murray in the BNP Paribas Open final.

While fans might be disappointed that Nadal won't face Roger Federer in another chapter of their epic rivalry, Murray has been a dangerous opponent for Nadal.

Over the last year, Murray has transformed from a player to watch to a dangerous foil to both Nadal and Federer, the world's top two players. On the year, Murray has a 20-1 record, with his lone loss a five-setter to Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Nadal said the reason for Murray's rise has been his consistency.

“I think he's more focused all the time mentally, no?” Nadal said. “Before he has one good match and later he played one set well and two sets not at the same level. Right now he's playing all the time very solid and very regular.

“You look at his results the last seven, eight months, he's not losing against anyone. He only lose against the best, and not a lot of times. I hope tomorrow.”

Murray will attempt to be the first player in two years to beat both Nadal and Federer in the same tournament en route to the title.

The last time any player beat the world's top two players in the same event was 2007, when it happened three times. Novak Djokovic beat both in the Canadian Masters, and David Nalbandian did it twice, in Madrid and Paris.

“I've started to play better against him lately, but he's obviously one of the toughest players ever,” Murray said. “I have to play some of my best tennis.”

With the slow, high-bouncing hard court, Andy Roddick thinks the conditions favor Nadal.

“I think the court probably favors Rafa, just from an Xs and Os standpoint. The ball getting up, it's going to help. It helps his serve a little bit.

“But I think Andy's had pretty good success against him maybe the last couple times. Yeah, and they played an (exhibition in) Abu Dhabi. That was a pretty intense atmosphere. It's tough to say. I mean, they're both playing so well.”

However, the one X-factor can be the weather. Roddick said he was struggling with the swirling wind as it kicked up later in the day in Stadium Court.

Forecasts for today called for a west wind between 15 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

“It's disappointing, because it's tough to make anything look good when it's gusty,” Roddick said. “It will make it uglier, which probably isn't what anyone wants to hear. But, you know, it is tough.”