Daniil Medvedev revealed how tough it is to defeat Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells by stating that he found it difficult to respond to the world No. 2’s queries during the final game of the tournament.
Alcaraz successfully defended his title against Medvedev on Sunday, winning the title match 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Even though he broke early in the second game of the match, Medvedev had an early advantage over the Spaniard because of his outstanding play leading up to the final.
But after trailing three games to none, Alcaraz prevailed in the tiebreaker and then dominated the second set to win the match.
During the press conference following the match, it was questioned why Alcaraz is such a difficult nut to crack in Indian Wells. Medvedev expressed his thoughts about it and said: “Carlos, his ball goes so fast that it goes fast from the beginning to the end. It’s an advantage. It’s an advantage because when we played some rallies, there were not so many, but when I managed to set up a rally, I felt like the only thing I could do was hit strong but not put him in trouble, and when he makes one good shot, I’m in trouble and I lose the point. It’s tough. Mentally, it’s not easy to play against this. Yeah, to be honest, in the second set, I felt a little bit out of solutions. Yeah, it’s not an easy feeling, because you have to try to do better.”
He further said: “But that’s how I felt and I know that, for example, in the US Open I managed to find the solutions. Different courts, different situations. But even if I play him again here, this year was better than last year, 100%, and I’m going to try to do even better. Maybe one set next time, and then hopefully two sets.”
Daniil Medvedev in 2024
At the moment ranked no.4, Daniil played his last match on the 17th of March when he surrendered to world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5) 6-1
in the final in Indian Wells (draw).At present, during this year the Russian has achieved an overall 14-3 record. Daniil Medvedev’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 17th of March when he defeated world no.4 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 6-1 in the final in Indian Wells to win his 14th career title.
At present, during this year Carlos achieved a 12-3 record. This year, the Spaniard clinched 1 title in Indian Wells.
Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz faced off 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6(5) 6-1 in the final in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 17th of March 2024.
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Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz |
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