Carlos Alcaraz has caused fear among his opponents on the tennis circuit thanks to his impressive performance in the Indian Wells Masters 1000. Despite just recovering from an injury, the Spaniard showed no sign of weakness, beating two of the players who had previously been a challenge for him, Auger-Aliassime and Jannik Sinner, and also defeating the in-form Daniil Medvedev in the final. Alcaraz won the tournament, his third Masters 1000, without losing a set, a first in his professional career. He also achieved five records, including regaining the top spot in the tennis world rankings. Winning this tournament was even more special for Alcaraz, as he gained his 100th professional victory by defeating Griekspoor in the third round of the tournament, achieving the milestone at the age of 19 years and 10 months and in his 132nd match.
Alcaraz’s journey to victory in Indian Wells was not easy, as he had to face his “kryptonite,” Auger-Aliassime, in the quarterfinals, whom he had never beaten before, and Jannik Sinner in the semifinals, another player who had given him trouble in the past. However, Alcaraz defeated them both and went on to defeat Medvedev in the final with ease.
With this victory, Alcaraz regained the number one spot in the tennis rankings, which he had recently lost to Djokovic, who was absent from the tournament. Alcaraz’s previous four Masters 1000 tournaments had ended in the quarterfinals, but this time he broke that streak and gained an additional boost of energy for the second Masters 1000 of the season.