US EditionStreaks on Line as Alcaraz Takes on Medvedev in Indian Wells Semis
Carlos Alcaraz is undefeated in 16 matches this season while Daniil Medvedev holds an eight-match winning streak in the Indian Wells semifinals.
- Saturday's semifinal pits Carlos Alcaraz against Daniil Medvedev, with Alcaraz's 16-match unbeaten start to 2026 at stake, and Medvedev noting adjustments to the courts.
- Medvedev's run follows titles in Brisbane and Dubai and an over 100-match streak, setting up a clash with Alcaraz, who said 'These are matches I practice for'.
- Their prior Indian Wells finals meetings mean Medvedev says tweaks that made the courts faster could help him, and Alcaraz beat Medvedev in 2023 and 2024 finals.
- In the other semi, world number two Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev, and weekend temperatures are expected in the mid- to upper-30s C, Sinner said 'These are matches I practice for'.
- Alcaraz's career milestone means his Australian Open triumph made the 22-year-old Spaniard the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, while Alexander Zverev has piled up more than 100 winners this week.
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Medvedev is a tennis player lost between generations. He had to live first with the end of the Big Three – Nadal, Federer and Djokovic – and now with the duopoly that form Sinner and Alcaraz. And along the way he has diluted. Barely a Grand Slam won, the US Open 2021. And since then he has only posed in three finals of a big one. All three in Australia and all three came out cross. This Thursday, in Indian Wells, Medvedev expects him to come fac…
With a bulletproof reliability, Carlos Alcaraz again stumbles on Saturday with Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells semifinals, last step before a possible clash with Jannik Sinner for his third title of this Masters 1000. The Spaniard, winner in 2023 and 2024 in final paths before the Russian Medvedev, enjoys a moment irresistibly. The change of coach, with the departure of his great mentor, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Samuel López's rise, has made no …
Preview - Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev Face Off in Indian Wells Trilogy Clash
For the third time in the last four seasons, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are set to go head-to-head at Indian Wells, this time with a spot in the championship match on the line. The two players, who contested both the 2023 and 2024 Indian Wells finals, will now complete their desert trilogy, with Alcaraz having won both of the previous title matches. As always, here is a complete guide to the semifinal encounter. Carlos Alcaraz vs Daniil …
British interest at Indian Wells is over after Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie were beaten in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Draper, who’s from Sutton, went down in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev, while Norrie lost to world number one Carlos Alcaraz. They'll meet in the semi-finals, while Jannik Sinner plays Alexander Zverev in the other last-4 tie.
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