Daniil Medvedev beats Carlos Alcaraz to reach Indian Wells final
Daniil Medvedev defeated top seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to reach the Indian Wells final, ending the Spaniard's winning streak this year. Medvedev will face Jannik Sinner, who beat Alexander Zverev comfortably in the other semifinal
Indian Wells (US): Daniil Medvedev handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the year and advanced to the final at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory.
The 11th-seeded Medvedev, from Russia, will face second-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy. Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-4.
Alcaraz had won 16 straight matches this year, including titles at the Australian Open and Qatar Open. But Medvedev ended the possibility of an Alcaraz-Sinner final. Medvedev had dropped his last four meetings with Alcaraz, including a loss in the Indian Wells final in 2024. This was Medvedev’s first victory over him since the US Open semifinals in 2023.
Sinner made quick work of Zverev, beating him in 1 hour and 23 minutes. Sinner notched six aces against the fourth-seeded Zverev. Zverev won his first eight points on serve, but Sinner broke him in both the fifth and seventh games to secure the first set. Sinner now leads the head-to-head series against Zverev 7-4.
Neither Medvedev nor Sinner has dropped a set yet in this tournament. Sinner has won his last three matches against Medvedev, including in the US Open quarterfinals in 2024.
In the women’s doubles final, Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova beat Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 7-6 (4), 6-4. The victory marked Townsend’s first title at Indian Wells and Siniakova’s second. Siniakova also won in 2023 alongside longtime partner Barbora Krejcikova.
In the men’s doubles final, Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard beat Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot 7-6 (3), 6-3. In mixed doubles, Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli beat top-seeded Gabriela Dabrowski and Lloyd Glasspool 6-3, 2-6, 10-7.
