Carlos Alcaraz said this when he arrived at Indian Wells. “My goal is to win the tournament and go back to #1.” Murcian is only two steps away from achieving it after defeating the tennis player Felix Auger – Aliassime (6-4, 6-4) in the quarterfinals of the California tournament.
Currently, Alcaraz is in the semi-finals, which it won last year and lost this year to Rafael Nadal away from a hip injury. The next opponent will be Italian Jannik Sinner, who beat the American this Saturday. taylor fritz (6-4, 4-6, 6-4), the defending champion of the tournament.
Getting back to the top where Alcaraz has been at the top for 20 weeks is one more motivation, though he’s aware that he’ll have to defend his title later at the Masters 1,000 in Miami (March 22), and maintaining that position won’t be easy. Land and Novak Djokovic will be able to race again in Monte Carlo (April 9) once the lap is over.
back to number 1
The match with the sinner was presented to the Italians as an opportunity to avenge the final duel. US Open, In the quarterfinals, he threw a ‘match ball’ against an Alcaraz that would eventually win the championship. Currently, two tennis players have drawn two in their match. “I love playing against Jannik. He’s a great punch and fighter. He pushes me to the limits and I like to feel it. I can say I’m faster than him when running on the track, but he hits faster,” he evaluated before meeting the Italian tennis player (13th in the world).
a victory alcaraz would sever ties with sinner and unlock the title and return to world No. 1 at Indian Wells. To achieve this, the Murcian tennis player must win the tournament and add that 1,000 points to top it off. Novak DjokovicIt does not exist because it cannot enter the USA because there is no covid 19 vaccine. The Serbian tennis player is currently number 1 with 7,160 points, ahead of Alcaraz with 6,780 points.
Imitating Djokovic and Nadal
alcaraz . It’s the only defeat of the season, where it has already taken 12 wins and two titles (Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro). It’s a victorious comeback that guarantees “it didn’t surprise me too much”. The secret, he explains, “is to look at the post-injury comebacks of great players like Djokovic or Rafa. They motivate me.”
Yes alcaraz exceeds sinner Daniil Medvedev, his last rival for the title at Indian Wells, or Francis Tiafoe, other semi-finalists. The Russian is currently the most fit tennis player, with 18 wins in a row and three titles (Dubai, Doha and Rotterdam).