Alcaraz vs Medvedev Highlights - Lightning Speed Victory, Returns to World No.1

This year's deciding match for the Indian Wells Masters title featured the No.1 seed Carlos Alcaraz and No.5 seed Daniil Medvedev. Previously, in their first meeting, Alcaraz lost to Medvedev 4-6, 1-6, 2-6 in the second round of Wimbledon 2021.

Carlos Alcaraz's diverse shots (left) gave Daniil Medvedev a hard time in the ATP Masters 1000 final in Indian Wells.

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However, in the rematch against his Russian opponent nearly two years later, Alcaraz had gained a lot of experience. The player dubbed "Little Nadal" quickly gained an advantage on court No.1, breaking in the second game thanks to a top-notch left-handed shot. Alcaraz served confidently to protect this lead and claimed a 6-3 victory in the first set.

Entering the second set, Medvedev made a costly double fault, losing the first game of the set. Buoyed by this, Alcaraz produced an impressive serve return and secured another break in the third game. The Spanish player maintained this significant lead to win the second set 6-2 after his opponent's serve return went out in the eighth game.

Newly crowned Alcaraz lifts the 2023 Indian Wells Masters title.

Overcoming Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 in just 1 hour and 11 minutes, Carlos Alcaraz won the Indian Wells Men's Singles title for the first time. The Spanish star officially returned to the world No.1 men's singles position with 7,420 points, pushing Novak Djokovic (7,160 points) down to No.2 in the ATP rankings announced today.

Carlos Alcaraz also became the second male player in history to win 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles as a teenager, following his compatriot Rafael Nadal. However, to maintain his No.1 ranking, Alcaraz will have to defend his Miami Open title if he doesn't want Djokovic to reclaim the position soon.

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