Alcaraz conquers Indian Wells and returns to the top of world tennis

A victory and a definitive title were obtained this Sunday by Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) after beating Daniil Medvedev (6th) by partials of 6-3 and 6-2 at the end of indian goods first Masters 1000 of the season.

A contested duel on the California cement was planned; However, the match was largely dominated by the Spaniards, who commanded the action from the start.

In that sense, it was no surprise that he got an early serve break in the second game which he later confirmed in the next game. In this way, he quickly went 3-0 against a Russian disoriented by the efficiency of his rival .

And despite the fact that as the game progressed, the Muscovite began to find his game, the young Hispanic tennis player did not give way to a reaction from his opponent, keeping the serve until sealing the set 6-3 in 36 minutes.

The second round began similarly to the first, with an inspired Alcaraz and a visibly uncomfortable Medvedev in front of the superiority of the native of El Palmar . In this way, the last US Open winner got two entry breaks, an advantage he later extended to a pithy 4-0 .

Then the Russian, far from his best version, managed to discount until 5-2, case the Spaniard -after two match points- closed the set 6-2 again in 36 minutes.

With this result, The 19-year-old Hispanic tennis player won the eighth title of his career in California and the third in the Masters 1000 category after those obtained in Miami and Madrid last season.

In addition, with this crown the one led by Juan Carlos Ferrero will return to number one in the ATP rankings, replacing Serbian Novak Djokovic from the top .