Carlos Alcaraz has recovered the number one in world tennis with a victory in style in Indian Wells, or what is the same, the third 1,000 masters that the 19-year-old tennis player keeps in his showcase along with the US Open that he won the year past. Along with Rafa Nadal, he is the only player in history to score three Masters 1000 before turning 20 (the Spaniard got 6). A title that he has achieved after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 with more ease than expected, turned into a shadow at the mercy of the Murcian tennis player, who before the game defined the Russian as a wall, remembering that to beat him I would have to play at a high level.
There was no shortage of reasons to fear Medvedev, who this year has won three consecutive tournaments (Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai). and he had defeated Alcaraz in the only previous one (Wimbledon, 6-4, 6-1 1, 6-2). But in the final another tennis player was seen, who started a failure in the first services, giving up his first game to put himself at a 0-3 disadvantage as soon as the match began.
The man from El Palmar brought out his exuberant catalog of blows, with exquisite drop shots, right hands like shells and an iron serve; and he boasted an infinite capacity for resistance to reach some points that seemed impossible.
Alcaraz did not lower the piston at any time, not even when Medvedev entered the match defending his serve, but unable to break that of the Murcian, who with a great serve sealed the first set in just 35 minutes.
It was to be expected that the Russian would continue his reaction in the second set, making things difficult for Alcaraz. But the forecasts were twisted as soon as it started, with Medvedev chaining three errors and a double fault to give up his service right off the bat against the Spaniard, who smelled the blood and hit him with an ace on the first serve he took to end up putting 2- 0 without blinking. It was time to press and Alcaraz understood it that way, who again broke the Russian’s serve for the second time with aggressive returns to then confirm his game and get 4-0. Mentally defeated, Medvedev only knew how to make up the result by always staying on the defensive against Alcaraz, who accumulated 29 winners against only 6 for the Russian in the hour and ten minutes that the match lasted.
