Daniil Medvedev

The world No 6 stretched his winning run to 19 victories with a 7-5, 7-6 (4) victory over the American, and will plays the winner of Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik ...

He saved three break points and stayed on serve until the 11th game of the first set. Tiafoe saved three match points while serving down 5-3 in the second. He trailed 3-0 in the second set. But he played the important points better than me today, so he deserved to win.” “Jannik is a great player, and he pushes me to improve and makes me play at a high level,” Alcaraz said. The Serb, a five-time champion in Indian Wells, withdrew before the tournament began after he wasn’t allowed to enter the US because he is unvaccinated against Covid-19.

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev won't be distracted by streaks, stats or even the lure of World No. 1 when they clash for the Indian Wells ATP Masters ...

[Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) "He was definitely not the same player as he is right now," Medvedev said. "When you do well and then you hear some of these stats, it's just great, but at the same time I know that it comes with wins," he said. "I know if I win tomorrow I'm going to become the number one," Alcaraz said.

Tiafoe, who was in his first Masters 1000 semifinal, fought off seven match points before finally falling to the former No. 1.

“I got super tight. First, Tiafoe fought off three match points in that 3-5 game, held for 4-5 and broke for the first time in the match to even it up at 5-all. He then served the set out at love, clinching it on a missed Tiafoe forehand. Indian Wells Semifinal Previews: Daniil Medvedev vs. Frances Tiafoe; Carlos Alcaraz vs. Indian Wells, USA

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev beats Frances Tiafoe to set up Sunday's singles final matchup at the BNP Paribas Open.

Medvedev has proven resilient during the 12-day tournament in the desert. He saved three break points and stayed on serve until the 11th game of the first set. Tiafoe saved three match points while serving down 5-3 in the second. He trailed 3-0 in the second set. But he played the important points better than me today, so he deserved to win.” Alcaraz needs to win the title Sunday to regain the No.

Make it 19 matches in a row for the Russian Medvedev who will be looking for his first win in Indian Wells on Sunday against Carlos Alcaraz.

"When you don't realize that many match points means that somewhere I was not on top of my emotions where I had to finish the match. "But still, always better to finish on your first match point and not on the eighth. "I would say our match for sure it counts in head to head and it has to count. Tiafoe got it back to 5-4, but Medvedev served out the match with two aces. I still feel not stressed but like it's definitely better to win like 7-5, 6-3, because then you get the energy level down," Medvedev said two hours after the match's conclusion. The talented Russian was unphased by the atmosphere and worked his way to a 7-5, 7-6 (4) victory to earn a trip to Sunday's championship match.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to qualify for the Indian Wells final where he will lock horns with Daniil Medvedev.

I would say that (after) 6-5, 40-0, I think I got tight at deuce when I was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s a lot of opportunities missed. “I am an ambitious guy," he said. “I got super tight. “I knew that I had to increase my level. [ALSO READ “Playing against Jannik is never easy," Alcaraz said.

The past two US Open men's champs clash in Sunday's Indian Wells final, as the teen guns for world No. 1 and the No. 5 seed seeks a 20th successive win.

A year after that, Alcaraz did the same, also winning his first and so far only major at the US Open, and rising to No. Since then, though, things have changed, for the better, for both men. The past two US Open men's champs clash in Sunday's Indian Wells final, as the teen guns for world No. Indian Wells Semifinal Previews: Daniil Medvedev vs. Frances Tiafoe; Carlos Alcaraz vs. Indian Wells, USA

Medvedev has won each of his last three tournaments, but defeating an in-form Alcaraz in Indian Wells' conditions is an entirely different challenge.

This tournament plays a lot like a clay-court event, and clay is Medvedev’s worse surface by a significant margin. There are some great narratives at play coming into this match. As far as box-office matchups go, it doesn’t get much better than Daniil Medvedev versus Carlos Alcaraz in the BNP Paribas Open final.

Indian Wells 2023: US Open Champions Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev beat Jannik Sinner and Francis Tiafoe respectively to meet in the final of Indian ...

He broke early for a 2-0 lead and was well on his way after a perfectly-weighted lob landed just inside the baseline for a 3-0 lead. Open quarter-final that the 19-year-old Spaniard won in five hard-hitting sets en route to winning the title, Alcaraz needed to save a set point in the opening frame against Sinner before reasserting his control. Indian Wells 2023: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was far from his best but did enough to beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner 7-6(4) 6-3 on Saturday and set up an Indian Wells final showdown with red-hot Russian Daniil Medvedev in the California desert.

Teenager Carlos Alcaraz, who is a win away from returning to the No. 1 spot in ATP singles rankings, will take on Daniil Medvedev in what promises to be a ...

"I just have goals in my mind, I have things that I have to do, and that's all I think about. I don't think about that I have to win every match. I don't think about that I'm the favourite in every match. I always say that if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best, and I would say that Daniil is the best player right now... I will summon my best tomorrow in the final." However, standing in Alcaraz's way is Daniil Medvedev, who is on a hot winning streak in the hard-court swing of the season.

The Russian finally took his eighth match point in a 7-5 7-6 (4) victory.

Tiafoe was hanging on as he saved three match points serving at 3-5. [Pa Sport Staff](/author/pa-sport-staff) [Daniil Medvedev](/topic/daniil-medvedev) continued his winning run by defeating [Frances Tiafoe](/topic/frances-tiafoe) to reach his first BNP Paribas Open final in [Indian](/topic/indian) Wells. [Rotterdam](/topic/rotterdam), [Doha](/topic/doha) and Dubai and he has maintained that form impressively.

The Russian has claimed ATP titles in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai and the former number one is on verge of becoming the first man to win four titles in five ...

In the opening set, Medvedev hit a stunning forehand pass off his toes at 5-5, 30/40. "They are still not my favourite conditions to play, so that is why also at the end [today] I was struggling probably. But when you are in the final you cannot complain, so I am looking forward to tomorrow and hope I can play my best tennis," added Medvedev. When I rolled my ankle I started playing better on this court," he said. Medvedev is chasing his fifth Masters 1000 crown, which will also be his first since 2021. So I got really tight, [but] I still managed to continue playing good...

Spain's second-ranked Alcaraz, the top seed who can return to the summit with a third Masters 1000 title on Sunday, defeated 13th-ranked Italian Jannik Sinner 7 ...

I would say that (after) 6-5, 40-0, I think I got tight at deuce when I was like, 'Oh my God, that's a lot of opportunities missed. "I want to play against the best players in the world and I would say that Daniil is the best player right now. It's going to be a difficult challenge but I am prepared for that." "I am an ambitious guy," he said. "I knew that I had to increase my level. On the second I calm down the nerves, played more relaxed and (that) was the key of everything."

Tennis News: Former world number ones Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev will battle for a first Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 title after straight sets ...

I would say that (after) 6-5, 40-0, I think I got tight at deuce when I was like, 'Oh my God, that's a lot of opportunities missed. This could go not well for me.'" "I knew that I had to increase my level. "I am an ambitious guy," he said. "Playing against Jannik is never easy," Alcaraz said. A reinvigorated Alcaraz powered through the tiebreaker, sealing the set with a backhand cross court winner, and broke Sinner in the second game of the second set -- sealing the break with a dazzling lob.

Carlos Alcaraz's bid to reach World No. 1 collides with Daniil Medvedev's red-hot winning streak on Sunday in a blockbuster final at the 2023 BNP Paribas ...

Yet the fifth seed acknowledges that the present-day Alcaraz is a completely different prospect to the 18-year-old he defeated in straight-sets at [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) in 2021. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview)’s bid to return to World No. 1 in the world, the youngest No. “Once he hits through the forehand, it's amazing to watch. “It's just an opportunity they have, and that's always for sure the question to me if they start doing it, do I advance my position?" “He has amazing skills which are tough to compare to everyone,” said Medvedev. “Once you win, you never want to stop,” said four-time Masters 1000 champion Medvedev on Saturday. 5 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings regardless of the result on Sunday and the 27-year-old has been the dominant force on Tour for the past month. “[I will] just think about the things that I have to do. 1, [but] I will try not to think about that,” said the top-seeded Alcaraz after he defeated ( [Watch the final from 12am CET/7pm ET](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/tv-schedule)) A major motivation, but not one that will distract the Spaniard from the job at hand.

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev were involved in some early drama in their Indian Wells final. Find out more here.

The 19-year-old is now the youngest to win this Masters 1000 event and the first in 16 years to do it by winning six matches without losing a set.

Now, he’s the first teenager in the men’s game to win the three big American tournaments — Indian Wells, Miami and the U.S. Federer swept Rotterdam, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami in 2005 without missing a chance to play on the ATP Tour. Medvedev needed medical attention after rolling his ankle and he was on his back on the court for about five minutes before he was helped off and had his ankle wrapped. With his title in Miami last year, Alcaraz became just the third man, after Nadal and Chang, to win a Masters 1000 tournament before turning 19. Nadal, 36, won his first of six ATP Masters 1000 titles as a teen at the 2005 Monte Carlo. The loss was the first in his last 20 matches and the 27-year-old former No. Alcaraz, who turns 20 on May 5, was instead the top seed at Indian Wells and his win was historical for many reasons. Alcaraz, who now has momentum as the defending champion at Miami, now appears to have more than a fair shot to accomplish the feat. The last to do it in at least six matches was Rafael Nadal in 2007. Chang won Indian Wells for the first time at the age of 20 in 1992. With the title, Alcaraz, who entered the tournament ranked second in the world, will regain the No. 1 had won the three previous tournaments that he played — Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz swept past Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 and secure his return to number one in the ...

[Latest News](/latest-news) [Novak Djokovic](/topic/novak-djokovic)atop the rankings. US Open champion Alcaraz ended Medvedev's 19-match winning streak, denying him a fourth title in as many tournaments to ensure he will supplant Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic atop the rankings.

Carlos Alcaraz closed out Daniil Medvedev in 70 minutes on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open title and regain the world's No. 1 ranking.

I have a love-hate relationship with the courts here, but I would like to thank this court. But it gave me the chance to finish the tournament and I will definitely be back." You push me to improve myself on and off the court," Alcaraz told his opponent during the trophy ceremony. "I tried. I tried. "It was a surprising week in many aspects.

The 19-year-old Spaniard now holds the US Open, BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open titles.

Alcaraz also won Madrid last year; Rafael Nadal won six Masters titles in his teens. Frances Tiafoe; Carlos Alcaraz vs. Indian Wells Semifinal Previews: Daniil Medvedev vs.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz swept past Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 and secure his return to number one in the ...

Maybe it was the wind, was pretty windy today, and for him it was easier to go through this wind, and that's normal. "I would like to thank this court. Injury forced him to miss the Australian Open, where Djokovic claimed a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title. "Against him is always a tactic match, and I did perfect today. "I expected a tougher match," he said. "It feels amazing to lift the trophy here, to recover the No.

Alcaraz did not drop a set across six matches in the tournament and his performance in the California desert gives him an added boost of confidence ahead of ...

The Serbian has also withdrawn from the Miami Open. Open and held that spot for 20 weeks until Djokovic reclaimed it in January. “It was a surprising week in many aspects,” said Medvedev. He was also unable to deal with the windy conditions during the final. I’m looking forward to playing this level in Miami as well.” Of course today, the conditions today were pretty tough.