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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5) 6-1 on Sunday to win his second-straight BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells.
The world quantity two took just one hour and 42 minutes to declare victory, marking Alcaraz’s first title since his triumph at Wimbledon final 12 months.
The 20-year-old Spaniard started the Indian Wells match with a 6-3 file on the season and an injured ankle, which he sustained throughout his newest outing in Rio de Janeiro.
Medvedev began robust within the match’s opening rounds, establishing a 3-0 lead as Alcaraz’s errors started to pile up.
It didn’t take lengthy for Alcaraz to discover his ft although, breaking again earlier than matching the world quantity 4 to drive a tie-break.
He nearly let an early lead within the tie-break slip by, however recovered once more to take the primary set in simply over an hour.
Once he had damaged out in entrance, the world quantity two was barely troubled within the second set en route to retaining his Indian Wells title.
He advised reporters on-court after the match that the win had bolstered his confidence following his Rio harm scare.
“Winning this tournament means a lot to me because the week before it began, I had a lot of doubts about my ankle,” Alcaraz stated.
“I remember my first practice here was just 30 minutes with no movement, and probably the first practice with really good tennis players was really tough for me because I thought I was not going to play my best.”
He added: “I was not feeling well with my ankle, so a lot of doubts for me. But once I stepped on the court, the first round, I started to feel better.”
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