Carlos Alcaraz He had a lot of nerves in this Masters 1000 ATP in Indian Wells, but he overcame them as much as he could with unexpected obstacles like the invasion of bees or the rain. The best Murcian version returns to a favorable time. It ends several months of uncertainty, complexity, without prizes.
He worked hard for it. Along the way he shocked rivals with the size of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Zverevended the unbeaten streak Jannik Sinner and he finished his great work by defeating the Russian Daniel Medvedev.
As in 2023, Sinner and Medvedev They are the adversaries who have been subdued so that their victory will increase even more. He buried the curse of drought. Seven months later, Alcaraz, 20 years old and world No. 2, has once again lifted a trophy, and an important one at that. Since Wimbledon his record has not been improved. Long time. Also for the final, which did not come from Cincinnati, in August.
broke this trend Alcaraz, just recovering from an ankle injury. Forcefully, he beat Medvedev by 7-6 (5) and 6-1 in 1h.42′. Excellent response to a delicate moment. On the last day too he knew how to overcome his nerves. When it was shot, he fell in love.
His thirteenth crown, the fifth in the Masters 1000, a category in which he is the most successful sub-21 after Rafael Nadal (9). Another million euros for your account as well. But, especially, the celebration with his team, which saw how the Murcian had to go through the stages to regain his natural status as champion.
He recalled the doubts about whether the ankle had been injured in Rio will answer. Everything increases the sentiment and value of this trophy, decorated with a taló for 1,100,000 dollars, just over a million euros.
Changing the hegemony in Indian Wells, the first since the triplet of Novak Djokovic between 2014 and 2016. He lifted Medvedev’s initial 0-3 record, which he tied when he released him. When the engine is balanced and turned on, it is huge. He improved, to command the tiebreak and launch himself into the second round against an opponent who saw that this was not the day, that his inferiority was revealed.
“I had a lot of doubts in my head, I didn’t know how the ankle would react. The first training session was only 30 minutes, I trained with good people and I didn’t feel good. But I was overcoming the problems and improving every day. This title means a lot,” Alcaraz commented on his homework.
Source: La Verdad
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