The match lasted just one hour and 11 minutes, which was shorter than the first set of the women's final. The match was surprisingly one-sided, considering how well Medvedev has played this season. In the second set, he immediately went up a break, then a double break, and remained strong on his own serve. It was good for me, this tournament that I really wanted to win, and for me, it's amazing."Īlcaraz, who at 19 is now the youngest man to win this Masters 1000 event, went up a break in the second game of the first set and held serve to finish out the set. "I would say this has been the perfect tournament. "It feels amazing to lift the trophy here, to recover the No. He was unable to receive an exemption to travel into the United States as a foreign traveler who is unvaccinated for COVID-19. 1 in the history of the ATP last year, then he finished the year in the top spot before Djokovic claimed it following a win at the Australian Open in January.ĭjokovic, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, did not play at Indian Wells again this year. With the title, Alcaraz, who entered the tournament ranked second in the world, will regain the No. Carlos Alaraz of Spain defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on Sunday, March 19, 2023.Įven against the player on the hottest streak in the world, Carlos Alcaraz remained unstoppable Sunday.Īnother chapter of the teenage Spanish tennis star’s rise was written with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the BNP Paribas Open final over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in front of more than 15,000 on a windy afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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