Carlos Alcaraz defeated Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to earn a spot in the Indian Wells ATP Masters final on Saturday. It was Sinner’s first loss of 2024.
Sinner’s 19-match winning streak, which included a 16-0 start to the year, came to an end with the win, and Alcaraz will continue to be ranked second in the world the following week.
Alcaraz said he was happy to beat Sinner and expressed his thoughts about it: “Matches with Jannik are always special. I always demand the highest level from myself against him and it’s the same for him. We know we have to play at our highest level to win. We have put magic on the court, unbelievable points, and for the crowd, it is also wonderful.”
He further added: “I’m happy to reach another final. It means a lot to me to play at such a great level and be able to play another final. Of course, beating Jannik, we have a really good rivalry and a 16-match streak; to be able to end something like this, it’s incredible for me.”
Carlos Alcaraz after beating Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells:
“I stayed strong mentally. That’s really important part in this game. You have to be strong mentally if you want to overcome these kind of matches, come back from a set down, playing against someone that’s playing an… pic.twitter.com/yMnB4R0XpG
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW Ranked world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 16th of March when he beat world no.3 Jannik Sinner 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (draw).
Until now, during this year Carlos has managed to achieve a 11-3 win-loss record. Carlos Alcaraz’s most significant performance of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 16th of March when he surrendered to world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (draw).
Presently, during this year the Italian achieved an overall 16-1 win-loss record. The Italian has won 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
Sinner will compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner faced off 9 times. Their current head to head is 5-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 16th of March 2024.
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