Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz clinched a spot in the Masters semifinal at Indian Wells by overcoming his Italian foe Yannick Sinner in straight sets. The match stretched nearly two hours and finished with a 7-6, 6-3 victory for Alcaraz, the first set decided in a tiebreak with a 7-4 score. The win kept Alcaraz on track for another deep run in the desert, where the tournament has long showcased the rising talents and established champions of the sport.
In the other semifinal, Daniil Medvedev from Russia defeated American Francis Tiafoe to reach the title clash. The semifinal was competitive, lasting about 1 hour and 46 minutes and concluding with a 7-5, 7-6 score, with the tiebreak also standing at 7-4 in Medvedev’s favor. Medvedev’s performance added another chapter to a storied Indian Wells run for the Russian player, who has frequently displayed precision and strategic variety on the hard courts of California.
The championship match is scheduled to begin just after 2:00 a.m. Moscow time on March 20, following the women’s final that features Arina Sobolenko taking on Elena Rybakina. The schedule situates Indian Wells as a late-night spectacle for Russian audiences and an early-season highlight for fans across North America and beyond, reinforcing the tournament’s role as a key benchmark in the international calendar.
Medvedev’s appearance in the Indian Wells final echoes a historic parallel. He joins Andrei Chesnokov as the second Russian to reach the final at this renowned event. Chesnokov first achieved this feat in 1992, marking a landmark moment for Russian tennis at Indian Wells and underscoring the enduring strength of this generation on hard courts worldwide.