INDIAN WELLS: Daniil Medvedev ended Carlos Alcaraz's perfect start to 2026, stunning the world number one 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) Saturday to book an Indian Wells title clash with Jannik Sinner. The 22-year-old Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam with his Australian Open triumph this year. He followed with a title in Qatar and took a 16-0 record into Saturday's semi-final. But Medvedev was up to the challenge, last month's Dubai champion running Alcaraz ragged as he pushed his own ATP win streak to nine matches with an impressive victory. Alcaraz went on to hold serve in that game, but Medvedev saved a pair of set points in the next and dominated the tiebreaker to reach the Indian Wells final for a third time.

Source: Indian Express March 15, 2026 02:15 UTC