Carlos Alcaraz will play this Sunday, tonight before 12 Spanish peninsular time (4 local afternoon), for a title and world number one. A situation you know, that already happened at the last US Open, where he won his first Grand Slam crown to debut at world number one the next day, on September 12.
“To be the best you have to beat the best,” said Carlos Alcaraz, 19 years old and No. 2 ATP, asked about his matchup against another player coming out, the Russian. Daniel Medvedev27 years old and No. 6 in a ranking he was leading before handing over the lead to the tennis player from El Pamar.
Many expect to see this train crash, it has the morbidity of how they have liquidated rivals one and the other. Carlos Alcaraz They haven’t dropped a set in the tournament, winning 13 out of 14 matches played this season. Three events, three finals, although in Rio de Janeiro, which he lost Cameron Norrie, injured the hamstring of his right leg, the same muscle that kept him out of the Australian Open.
Daniel Medvedev he was untouchable in his last nineteen games. Champion in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai, he will play in his fourth consecutive final, the first in Indian Wells, a fact he shares with Carlos Alcaraz.
There is no reliable reference between the Murcian and the Muscovite because their previous appointment is from Wimbledon 2021, on grass and when Alcaraz I’m going to the circuit. Domino a consolidated Medvedev by 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2.
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Remote viewing is currently number one in the world Novak Djokovicwho became victims of Daniel Medvedev in Dubai. The Serb, who was banned from the United States for not being vaccinated against covid, will reappear on clay, in Monte Carlo, from April 9 to 16.
Alcaraz He is chasing his eighth title, third Masters 1000 after the ones in Miami and Madrid in 2022. If he signs the triplet, he will be the second most successful ‘teenager’ in this category in his age, behind the six he values in his time. Rafael Nadal.
The youngest winner of Indian Wells is the German Boris Beckerwith 19 years and 92 days in the 1987 edition, surpassing the Swede Stefan Edberg. Alcaraz he will stay a few days, he is 19 years old and 318 days.
Novak Djokovic (19 years and 300 days) and André Agassi (19 years and 316 days) were young finalists, but lost in 2007 (Rafael Nadal) and 1990 (Stefan Edberg), respectively.
big day for Carlos Alcarazready to replace the triple champion Rafael Nadalwhose last presence in the event’s history dates back to 2013. They also won pepe fig (1983) and Alex Corretja (2000). In addition to Paula Badosa in 2021.
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Source: La Verdad
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