In a period of less than two years, from the summer of 2021 to the upcoming spring of 2023, Carlos Alcaraz He won eight titles in eleven finals played, with absolute hits in three Masters 1000 ATP.
At 19, he began a second stint at world number one, beginning his 21st week at the top of the rankings. Meteoric career of the youngest leader in the history of the ATP rankings and he is also the first Spaniard to enter the record of Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000currently has streaks of being the fifth Grand Slam, the most relevant event after the four ‘big’ and gained ground over Miami since he left his paradise of Key Biscayne to end up in an American football stadium.
Indian Wells got a new champion since the American taylor fritz paid off in the quarterfinals against the Italian Jannik Sinner, victim of Carlos Alcaraz in the ‘semis’. The Spanish ended a spectacular week and a half defeating the Russian Daniel Medvedev.
There was no sign of the muscle injury that prevented him from hitting the hard court in Acapulco. First surface tournament of the season, only the third played, and the successful Buenos Aires-Rio title sequence culminates in the Indian Wells title.
Join these victories with the crowns of the ATP 250 of Umag (clay, 2021) and those achieved in 2022, ATP 500 of Rio (clay), Masters 1000 of Miami (hard), ATP 500 Godó (clay), Masters 1000 Madrid ( clay ), Grand Slam US Open (hard).
Alcaraz’s ATP titles
2021 Umag: Richard Gasquet (Fra) 6-2, 6-2
2022 Rio: Diego Schwartzman (Arg) 6-4, 6-2
2022 Miami: Casper Ruud (North) 7-5, 6-4
2022 Godo: Pablo Carreno (Esp) 6-3, 6-2
2022 Madrid: Alexander Zverev (Ale) 6-3, 6-1
2022 US Open: Casper Ruud (North) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3
2023 Buenos Aires: Cameron Norrie (GBR) 6-3, 7-5
2023 Indian Wells: Daniil Medvedev (Russian) 6-3, 6-2
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Lost Finals:
2022 Hamburg: Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4
2022 Umag: Jannik Sinner (Ita) 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1
2023 Rio: Cameron Norrie (GBR) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
He lost two finals, in addition to the one in Rio, where he was injured. It is on the clay of Hamburg and Umag, in 2022.
He is the fifth Spaniard to make a name for himself in the list of Indian Wells winners, taking over from Rafael Nadal, who added his third trophy in 2013. In his third participation in command in the California desert. His third Masters 1000 ATP.
The Spanish finals at Indian Wells
2023: Carlos Alcaraz – Daniil Medvedev (Russian)
2022: Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Rafa Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (5)
2021: Paula Badosa def. Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 7-6(5), 2-6, 7-6(2)
2013: Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2011: Novak Djokovic (Srb) def. Rafa Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
2009: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (GBR) 6-1, 6-2
2007: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (srb) 6-2, 7-5
2000: Alex Corretja def. Thomas Enqvist (Sue) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1999: Mark Philippoussis (Aus) over Carlos Moyà 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1996: Steffi Graf (Ale) def. Conchita Martinez 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
1992: Monica Seles (Yug) def. Conchita Martinez 6-3, 6-1
1988: Boris Becker (Ale) defeated Emilio Sánchez 7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
1983: Jose Higueras def. Eliot Teltscher (USA) 6-4, 6-2
Source: La Verdad
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