Carlos Alcaraz regained the No. Non was her name. by winning 6-3, 6-2 over Daniil Medvedev and achieving the highest ranking. 1 ranking and won the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. one worldwide player. One area. The Spanish player, who is only 19 years old, will take over from Novak Djokovic in the ATP Tour rankings on Monday. The Serb was unable to enter the United States and withdrew from Indian Wells prior to the start of the tournament due to his lack of COVID-19 vaccination.
“For me, it’s a dream come true once more,” Alcaraz stated. Being in front of such outstanding players as Novak is evidently amazing.
“I would say this has been the perfect tournament,” he stated. The women’s match was won by Elena Rybakina, who defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 7-6. This season, the player ranked second had only lost once.
Alcaraz became the youngest successful individual. 1 in ATP history following his victory at the U.S. Open. He set a new standard in the third round at Indian Wells. When Alcaraz won his 100th match at the time, he became the second fastest player to accomplish this feat after John McEnroe.
Alcaraz became the first man to win the tournament without dropping a set when he defeated Roger Federer in 2017. Additionally, he was the youngest individual to win it in the desert.
“I really trust in every shot that I hit,” he said. I don’t care if I fail.
Alcaraz kept Medvedev off balance with a steady stream of serve-and-volley and drop shots, hitting 19 winners and 10 natural errors. The child never had a break point in either the first or second sets, despite having leads of 3-0 and 4-0.
“Don’t take the pressure, just play relaxed is what I improve a lot,” Alcaraz stated. I perform well because I don’t feel pressured. I apologize. I’m happy when I play. Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak came to an end. It was rooted in his title run in Rotterdam in February. He went on to win tournaments in Dubai and Doha afterwards.
“I want to congratulate you for the work you have done in the last few months,” Alcaraz said to his opponent. Reaching the finals after winning three championships in a row is a remarkable achievement.
Alcaraz and Rybakina each received $1,262,220 for their victories. Rybakina carried the momentum from her straight-set semifinal victory over top-ranked Iga Swiatek into the final, defeating Sabalenka for the first time in five career meetings.
For the first time in their growing rivalry, the match did not end in three sets. Sabalenka defeated Rybakina in January’s Australian Open final. After coming back from a set down, Sabalenka won that match for the first time with 17 aces.
Rybakina, ranked 10, had seven aces this time, and No. Sabalenka was in charge of ten important double responsibilities in Seed 2. Only 11 of the 35 second serves were won by Sabalenka. “I would say that I was extremely dissatisfied with my serve, so I was back to old habits,” she declared. In the first two rounds of the set, I played poorly due to my slight overstatement.
After Rybakina broke for leads of 5-2 and 2-0, Sabalenka prevailed 5-4 in the second set. Despite this, Rybakina won in a little less than two hours.
“With this large number of double-faults and nerves,” Rybakina asserts, “I would agree that this tiebreak was really epic.” She is correct. Eventually, importance zeroing in on all viewpoints and really buckling down was as of late utilized. Rybakina improved her match record to 16-4 this year; Sabalenka prevailed despite having a 17-2 advantage.
“This outrageous mishap will animate me more since I could manage without losing in the finals,” Sabalenka communicated. This is the worst. Rybakina, the current Wimbledon champion, disclosed that she had curiously crushed Sabalenka during the group’s celebration of her victory.
As she took the microphone, Sabalenka stated, “I will make sure it was the last one.” Then she smiled.