Carlos Alcaraz (2nd in the world ranking) might with Jannik Sinner (3°) in the semifinals of the Masters 1000 de Indian Wells. It was 1-6, 6-3 and 6-2 following two hours and five minutes on the court.
In a high-flying match between the two, the Spaniard ended up with the victory and will seek, once morest Daniil Medvedev (No. 4), to once once more lift the first Maters 1000 tournament of the season as he did in 2023. The Best moments of a high-level match.
The match began with Sinner being more dominant with his serve, where he knew how to apply his best combo: serve and winning forehand, making it impossible for Alcaraz to be able to withstand the power of the number three in the world.
However, the match was disrupted due to weather conditions from the start. At the end of the third game, where Jannik was 2-1 up, The rain was present and the Italian might be seen sharing the umbrella with one of the ballgirls of the contest.
After the rain that complicated the start of the match, the tennis players took the court once more with the hope of continuing with the semifinals. At one of the points that served as a reunion with the competition, Carlos Alcaraz dazzled with a right hand that received all the applause in the stadium.
Once they were back in the game rhythm, Jannik Sinner He imposed conditions, took the world’s number two to the limit and He signed the first set 6-1 following 38 minutes on the court.
The second part He found Carlos Alcaraz more competitive but the Italian did not let go of the reins of the match. In this way, he managed to get one of the best points in the semifinals in a kind of high-level mini-tennis.
But the former number one and owner of two Grand Slam titles was not going to give up so easily. He found the opportunity, broke his rival’s serve and stretched the advantage to take the lead. second half 6-3 and send the match to a deserved definition of the deciding set.
The stretch of the match leaned towards Carlos Alcaraz, who grew in confidence while Jannik Sinner dropped his level due to physical discomfort that intensified with a fall in the middle of a memorable point.
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