Top seed Carlos Alcaraz has snapped Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match win streak with a 6-3 6-2 rout within the Indian Wells Masters last that may see him leapfrog Novak Djokovic and return to world No.1 within the rankings.
Alcaraz loved a dream begin to the matchup of first-time Indian Wells finalists on Sunday as he acquired an early break for a 2-0 lead and dropped simply six factors on function he raced by the opening set in 36 minutes.
Russian fifth seed Medvedev, who was trying so as to add one other title to those he collected in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai during the last month, was unable to cease the bleeding and had no reply for the Spaniard’s brilliance the remainder of the way in which.
Alcaraz broke to like within the first recreation of the second set and held at love for a 2-0 lead as a resigned Medvedev dropped 10 consecutive factors.
The hard-hitting Spanish teenager saved dragging Medvedev from nook to nook and consolidated one other break for a commanding 4-0 lead whereas barely breaking a sweat as he closed out a seemingly stress-free victory in 70 minutes with out dealing with a break level.
The victory marked the third ATP Masters 1000 trophy for 19-year-old Alcaraz, who grew to become the youngest world No.1 final September when he received the US Open and held that spot for 20 weeks till Djokovic reclaimed it in January.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
