15-30 Alcaraz, who fell the balloon.
0-30 Alcaraz, who smashes the ball again with his right foot. A surface that Medvedev described last year as a slow, if not hard court. Miami, in the next appointment, has a faster surface. Carlitos has time to prepare, showing off his arm power.
0-15 Alcaraz. Auger-Aliassime starting with a double fault, like the previous turn. Add two.
Carlos Alcaraz – Felix Auger-Aliassime 2-2
Alcaraz blank the game. Feel the ball well.
40-0 Alcaraz. And second ace in a row.
30-0 Alcaraz, who scored his first ace.
Carlos Alcaraz – Felix Auger-Aliassime 1-2
Third game in a row with a score of 15, with almost no intervention from the receiver.
40-15 Auger-Aliassime, first ace of the match.
30-15 Auger-Aliassime, trusting all in the service.
0-15 Alcaraz. First double fault of the match, by Auger.
Carlos Alcaraz – Felix Auger-Aliassime 1-1
Game at 15 Alcaraz. Symptoms of a good serve and forehand. Interesting start, calmer than the debut day against Arnaldi. Two and a quarter hours of filming, it has already entered the competition.
30-15 Alcaraz, another forehand winner. The second in the first six minutes of the game.
15-0 Alcaraz, the first direct serve to the opponent’s body. Also vice versa.
Carlos Alcaraz – Felix Auger-Aliassime 0-1
I play at 15 Auger-Aliassime, accurate to his main asset, the serve.
30-15 Auger-Aliassime, teaching serve. When he scores first, it’s hard to compete
0-15 Alcaraz. HOT START. Long and intense exchange, 14 strokes, which the Spaniard resolved with a massive parallel inverted drive.
Carlos Alcaraz – Felix Auger-Aliassime 0-0
Felix Auger-Aliassime in delivery. After one o’clock in the afternoon at Indian Wells. Daytime session, Alcaraz debuted against Arnaldi in the afternoon program. Sunshine, faster playing conditions.
Second match of the tournament
Carlos Alcaraz started with a 6-7 (5), 6-0 and 6-1 win over Matteo Arnaldi. Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame the French Constant Lestienne by 6-4 and 6-1.
They faced off in the quarterfinals of 2023, with the win of Alcaraz by 6-4 and 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz won the draw
The Spaniard chose, as usual, to subtract. He will start, therefore, by serving Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has the most important asset in serving, where he develops his attacking game, with few and direct shots.
Alcaraz and Auger-Aliassime, on track
Carlos Alcaraz, 20 years old and world No. 2, a position he defended against the Italian Jannik Sinner, who temporarily took it from him. They could clash in the semifinals of Indian Wells.
Felix Auger-Aliassime He is 23 years old and No. 31 in the ATP rankings.
On the golf cart to the stadium
Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime share a golf cart that transports them from the players’ room to the main stadium.
Requires achievements
Carlos Alcaraz, Quarterfinalist in the Australian Open and semifinalist in Buenos Aires, he wants to aim for the title after the ankle injury in Rio. He has not won a tournament since Wimbledon 2023.
Felix Auger-Aliassime entered the crisis last year, he currently occupies the 31st professional position. At 23 years old, he is looking to regain his level.
Carlos Alcaraz, negative record with Felix Auger-Aliassime
The Canadian dominated the series 3-1, but the last match was won by Alcaraz, in the same setting in Indian Wells, 6-4 and 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Referee Raluca Andrei
Romanian chair umpire Raluca Andrei is already at the headquarters of Indian Wells finalizing the staging details of the playing field. In a few minutes Alcaraz and Auger-Aliassime arrived
These are the matches in the third round
This is the Indian Wells men’s draw.
Fabian Maroszan, the rival in the round of 16
First winner of the day, the Hungarian Fabian Maroszan rival waiting in the round of 16, the winner of Alcaraz vs. Auger-Aliassime. He made his debut in Indian Wells at the age of 24. The world number 58 easily outclassed the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild6-2 and 6-2.
Alcaraz, current champion coming off injury
Carlos Alcaraz He officially returned to the competition, defeating the Italian Matteo Arnaldi by 6-7 (5), 6-0 and 6-1. He revealed that his nervousness in the first set was because he did not know how his right ankle would react, after a violent sprain a few weeks ago in Rio, and because it was difficult for him to adapt to the conditions of playing at night in Indian Wells, after always practicing during the day. Now he plays at 1 in the afternoon.
The Murcian defended his title in Indian Wells. He has already renewed his crown in Godó and Madrid.
What time is Alcaraz vs. Auger-Aliassime? Where can be seen on television?
According to the planned program, Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime They play at 9 pm Central European Time (1 pm in Indian Wells). With no activity in the middle, Polish Iga Swiatek finished her opening match with Czech Linda Noskova, 6-4 and 6-0.
The tournament will be televised via Movistar Plus+
Carlos Alcaraz, on the track within minutes
Hello. Good evening. Carlos Alcaraz will face his third round match of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. We start with the preview, in a few minutes they will jump to the center court. Thanks for being there.
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