Alcaraz: “I am very young and I know I have a lot to learn”

“Thank you so much for everything. I am very young and I know I have a lot to learn. and it wasn’t easy (…) but thank you for all your hard work”, the Spaniard said on the track as soon as he won the tournament in the California desert.

“I started the year very well, but I had some problems with injuries. I want to thank you for always being there for me, for being patient and for all your hard work.”His coach referred to the team led by tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Alcaraz defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev, who won 19 games in a row and three tournaments in a row, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 11 minutes in the Indian Wells final.

In addition to number one in the ATP and the third Masters 1000 of his career (after Miami and Madrid), Murcian receives $1.26 million award for winning the first Masters 1000 of the season.

After a great tennis lesson in the final, Alcaraz also congratulated Medvedev for a great run that ends this afternoon.

“I want to congratulate you on your work over the last two months. It’s an incredible achievement to win three tournaments in a row and make it to the finals here.”said the 19-year-old.

alcaraz, what lost to Rafa Nadal in the semi-finals of Indian Wells last year. and that he hasn’t lost a set on his way to victory this year, he also stated that he loves playing in this Masters 1000.

“This tournament is very special, from the first person to the last person working here. I really feel great playing here (…). This tournament is something special and I can’t wait to play here again next year.”

Medvedev: “Alcaraz deservedly number one in the world”

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz this Sunday in the Indian Wells final, He assured that the Spaniard deserved “one hundred percent” to be the new number one in the world rankings.

“Carlos is world number one, as he deserves. He’s scored more points than anyone else in the last 52 weeks, and that’s how the standings work.” At a press conference, he responded to the question of whether Novak Djokovic, who was deposed by Alcaraz, was “a real trick” given that he couldn’t play in the US because he didn’t have the coronavirus vaccine.

“Of course it’s sad that Novak isn’t able to play in every tournament and I’m sure we all would love for him to play (…). But that’s what happened. I don’t know, Rafa Nadal is injured. for a while. We can also say ‘Rafa would have been number one if he had not been injured’. We can’t say because he was injured. It’s the same with Novak.”

As soon as the match was over, the Russian congratulated the Spaniard on the field for all his achievements and future achievements and for being “probably the most respectful person on the tour”.

“I think you say hello to 300 people every day,” he joked.

“I tried, I tried (in the finale). I don’t like to lose, but unfortunately it was pretty easy…”ironically continued.

Already at the press conference, Medvedev acknowledged Murcian’s supremacy and pointed out that he wasn’t having his best day either.

“He’s playing well. I think he’s served well today. Their serve and volleyball were good.”He claimed.

“I would love to play him on another surface, maybe a little faster, to see if I can do better. But yes, I don’t know if it was his game that didn’t let me play at my best level. For whatever reason, I was mentally prepared for the match (…) . He knew he had a formidable opponent on the other side. He played well. good times went well, some good winners for breaking my serve. There isn’t much to add,” he added.