Carlos Alcaraz He seeks this Sunday (10pm) to revalidate his Masters 1000 championship in Indian Wells. As last year, the Murcian will face each other in the final with Daniil Medvedev, a very tough rival he knows “very well” how to handle the tactic.
“I know how I have to play against Daniil. I played with him many times, including the final here last year. So I know the tactic against him, though I won’t tell you what it is, sorry. But I know very well how to play itAlcaraz said in the press conference after the match won 1-6, 6-3 and 6-2 against Sinner.
The head to head between the two was 3-2 in favor of Alcaraz Alcaraz, who won last year’s Indian Wells finalin the Wimbledon semifinals and in the group stage of the ATP Finals, while the Russian defeated the Murcian in the second round of Wimbledon 2021 and in the semifinals of the last US Open.
The truth is that Alcaraz shows great tennis in the lands of California, leaving aside the doubts presented at the beginning of the season after their losses in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and in the semifinals of the Buenos Aires tournament.
For his part, Medvedev reached this final after a tightrope walk on Saturday in the semifinals against American Tommy Paul, whom he came back to win 1-6, 7-6(3) and 6-2.
The Russian, who has won 18 titles on fast surfaces, including the US Open and five Masters 1,000s, has won the previous two against Paul, at Roland Garros in 2021 and Beijing 2023, but He was on the ropes against the American, who approached the match in an unparalleled manner.
Medvedev failed to hold serve in the first set. He served it three times against Paul who played stellar tennis, very solid in all areas of the court and strong with twelve wins.
He seems to have found a way to stop the momentum of Paul, who is playing in the second semifinal of his Masters 1,000 career after Toronto 2023. but even as he escaped 4-0 and began to think about the decisive set, the American was able to react.
He recovered both breaks and took Medvedev to the tiebreaker. It was then that the Russian was able to level the match, although he did so after a tough fight (7-3) in which Paul injured his left ankle.
At a contested point, the American sprained her ankle and, after losing the set, sought medical attention. The doctor bandaged his leg before the player returned to the court.
Paul didn’t seem particularly affected by the illness, but Medvedev still took control of the third set with a break on the first turn of his opponent’s serve.
He never broke serve again and earned another break in the fifth game to open his way to the final 6-2 in two hours and 24 minutes.
Source: La Verdad
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