Carlos Alcaraz is prepared to play in his second consecutive Indian Wells final after beating Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals. The young Spaniard won the competition last year, but this time around, he is prepared to show his more developed side on the court and has his strategies ready before the final match for the title.
When asked recently if he intended to face Tommy Paul or Daniil Medvedev in the tournament’s final round, the second-ranked tennis player in the world had a pretty direct response.
The 20-year-old Spaniard qualified for the championship match before Paul and Medvedev’s other semifinal even got underway. Alcaraz was questioned about his game plan in the post-match news conference after defeating his opponent. He said that he would use it against whichever of the two players gets to the final.
Alcaraz stated his remarks about facing Medvedev and said: “If I play against Daniil, I know how I have to play against him. I have played many times, including the final against him last year. So I know pretty well the tactics against him, but I’m not going to tell you guys the tactics. Sorry. But I know very, very well how to play against him.”
Carlos Alcaraz & Daniil Medvedev will face each other in the Indian Wells Final.
Rematch of last year’s final.
Carlos leads the head to head 3-2.
Daniil is 14-2 this season & is playing in his 2nd final of the year.
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 16th of March when he overcame world no.3 Jannik Sinner 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Spaniard owns a composed 11-3 record. Carlos Alcaraz’s best performance of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells.
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
Daniil Medvedev in 2024
Currently the world no.4, the Russian played his last match on the 16th of March when he defeated world no.17 Tommy Paul 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (draw).
This year Daniil has achieved a composed 14-2 match record. Daniil Medvedev’s most significant achievement of this year was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Medvedev is scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev faced off 5 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-2 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 6-4 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
