Athletistic / Tennis. In the final match of the ATP tournament in Indian Wells in the Masters category, Russian Daniil Medvedev and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will meet
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Tennis. ATP-1000. Indian goods. The final. Medvedev – Alcaraz. Direct
Almost exactly a year ago, on March 20, 2023, during the final match of the Masters in Indian Wells, the first racket in the world, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and the fifth racket in the world, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, met. The match took place under the complete domination of the strongest tennis player on the planet at that time and ended in 1 hour and 11 minutes with a convincing victory of Alcaraz (6:3, 6:2 ). Today these two will once again play for the top prize at the Indian Wells tournament. But Carlos will defend his title as the second racket in the world, and Daniil will try to take revenge for last year’s defeat, with the ranking of the fourth tennis player on the planet.
The tennis players have played five matches between them, four of them during the 2023 season. The advantage is on Alcaraz’s side. The Spaniard has beaten Medvedev three times, with all three victories coming between March and November last year. In fact, for the first time, Carlos defeated Daniil in the match mentioned above. Also last season, the Spaniard showed himself stronger in the semi-finals of Wimbledon (6:3, 6:3, 6:3) and in the group stage of the ATP Finals Tournament (6:4, 6:4). Medvedev’s only victory last season came in the semifinals of the US Open (7:6, 6:1, 3:6, 6:3). And before that, Daniil beat the very young Carlos at Wimbledon 2021 (6:4, 6:1, 6:2). From these statistics you can see that the Russian won in matches where he won the first set.
The night before, both tennis players had won hard-fought and willing victories. Both lost in the first set with the same score of 1:6, but then managed to turn the tide of the matches in their favor, winning the second and third games. Carlos beat Italian Jannik Sinner (6:3, 6:2) and Daniil beat American Tommy Paul (7:6, 6:2). Today’s finalists know each other’s strengths and weaknesses very well, so it is unlikely that they will be able to surprise each other. Alcaraz is considered the favorite of the fight, but if Medvedev manages to show his best tennis, Daniil will have a chance to avenge his defeat in last year’s final.
Tennis. ATP-1000. Indian goods. The final. Medvedev – Alcaraz. Direct
Live online streaming of this match will begin at SPORT.RU March 18 at 00:10 Moscow time
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