US EditionAlcaraz battles back to reach Indian Wells fourth round
- On Monday, world number one Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set and a break down to beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-7 , 6-3, 6-2 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.
- Trailing 2-5 in the first-set tiebreak, Alcaraz nearly stole it but a wayward forehand gave Arthur Rinderknech the opener; Rinderknech then broke early in the second before Alcaraz broke back and earned a decisive break in the sixth game.
- Head-to-Head history shows Alcaraz secured his sixth win over 26th-ranked Rinderknech in six career meetings, while Rinderknech leaves Indian Wells without an on-court victory in three prior appearances.
- He next faces Casper Ruud, 13th seed, for a place in the quarter-finals after Ruud beat Valentin Vacherot 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
- Building on earlier success, Carlos Alcaraz followed his Qatar Open title and two Indian Wells wins to reach 14-0 on the season.
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Questioned after his victory on Monday 9 March at Indian Wells against Rinderknech, tennis player Alcaraz confided in the high level of his opponents and the difficulties he faced as the player signed an early season without any defeat.
The ATP 1000 Indian Wells tennis tournament continues in the United States. Novak Djokovic (ATP-3) and Carlos Alcaraz (ATP-1) successfully advanced to the round of 16 and into the round of 16.
Carlos Alcaraz suffered to defeat Arthur Rinderknech in the second round of Indian Wells. After the match, the world’s number one appeared at a press conference to analyze his triumph before the French tennis player. The Murciano showed his exhaustion by seeing his rivals get their best level every time they play against him: “Sometimes I get tired of feeling that I play against Roger Federer in every round,” he said. “He was playing his best te…
The tennis player suffered after losing the first set and being forced to go back to the French (6-7, 6-3 and 6-2), and will be measured to Ruud in eighth finals. More information: Carlos Alcaraz wins the Doha ATP 500 for the first time in his career after imposing himself strongly on Arthur Fils
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