Tennis: Alcaraz defeats Medvedev in Indian Wells and reclaims the No. 1 spot

March 20, 2023



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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open title and regain the world's No. 1 ranking. The 19-year-old Spaniard will move from second to first in the ATP Tour rankings on Monday, displacing Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach No. 1 in ATP history after his title at the U.S. Open last year. He also became the first man to win the tournament without dropping a set since Roger Federer in 2017.

He hit 19 winners and had 10 unforced errors while keeping Medvedev off-balance with a steady array of serve-and-volley and drop shots. In the women's final, Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (11), 6-4 and handed the world's second-ranked player just her second loss this year. Sabalenka and Rybakina faced off in the Australian Open final in January, with Sabalenka winning 17 aces and rallying from a set down to win her first Grand Slam title. This time, the 10th-seeded Sergiy Stakhovsky had seven aces and 10 double faults, while the No. 2-seeded Yulia Putintseva committed 10 double faults and won just 11 of 35 second-serve points. Despite the double faults and nerves, Ryfakina served out the victory in just over two hours, improving her match record to 16-4 this year. During the victory ceremony, Ryfaky stepped forward and said, "I will make sure it is the last one."

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