In just 70 minutes, Carlos Alcaraz, the creator of a near-perfect match, destroyed Daniil Medvedev to win for the first time in Indian Wells and reclaim the top spot in the world. The Spanish defeated the Russian in the sixth position 6-3, 6-2, dealing a double blow in the Californian desert by ousting Serbian Novak Djokovic, who was barred from entering US territory because he had not received the Covid vaccine. After winning a major championship at the US Open in September 2022, he had lived there for the first time.

In eleven contested finals, he has won eight titles in all. the third in the Masters 1000 division, which is just above Grand Slams. Of the nine players who have now accomplished the “Sunshine Double,” which also includes winning the Miami Open, he is the youngest.

The prodigy from Murcia, who won in Florida the previous year, will get the chance to defend his title there beginning the next weekend. According to the ATP prediction, he will need to maintain it if he wants to continue to be the best tennis player in the world.

Alcaraz’s display of might

“Obviously, winning like this boosts your confidence. Having not dropped a set during the competition, Alcaraz added, “I aim to maintain this level in Miami. Roger Federer achieved this feat most recently in 2017.

He had revealed the hue the day before. “We’ll need to perform at a very high level while anticipating battle. In this final between two players who were in excellent shape at the time, he declared, “I will have to do everything precisely, and that turned out to be a nightmare for the Russian.

since he adhered to his word. He displayed strength while excelling in every aspect, including service (76% of first serves were effective), exchanges (19 winning shots at 4), and on-the-spot (10/13 winning). The wind was blowing fairly strongly, but it wasn’t going to slow down the Spanish tornado.

“Today’s conditions were challenging. I’m quite delighted with the way I performed, but Daniil definitely didn’t play at his best,” remarked Alcaraz.