World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will search his third consecutive Indian Wells title subsequent week. The Spaniard should move a few difficult obstacles if he needs to achieve the fourth consecutive semi-final within the desert, together with a possible quarter-final conflict with Novak Djokovic!
The 2-time champion faces Quentin Halys or a qualifier within the second spherical. That shouldn’t be an issue for the four-time Main winner, however issues may change into tough from the subsequent spherical! Denis Shapovalov must be Alcaraz’s rival within the final 32.
The Canadian has rediscovered his kind in latest weeks. The previous top-10 participant claimed the ATP 500 title in Dallas and reached the semi-final in Acapulco.
Carlos Alcaraz: “I really wanted to win the tournament and felt I was able to but Novak Djokovic played an unbelievable match. Facing Novak in the quarterfinal at a Grand Slam is the worst thing.”
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— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) February 3, 2025
The organizers modified the floor in Indian Wells, making it a lot nearer to what we’ve in New York. Each Alcaraz and Shapovalov know easy methods to play on it very properly, and we must always get a cracker in the event that they meet within the third spherical.
Grigor Dimitrov, Jan-Lennard Struff, Gael Monfils and Sebastian Korda are the favorites to achieve the fourth spherical from their part. One among them will struggle in opposition to the winner of the Alcaraz vs. Shapovalov conflict.
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If the Spaniard passes three obstacles, we may see him battling in opposition to the 24-time Main winner, Novak Djokovic! Novak and Alex de Minaur are the favorites of their a part of the draw, with Hubert Hurkacz and Nick Kyrgios hoping to spoil their social gathering.
Whereas dealing with Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev in Indian Wells, Carlos has but to face Novak within the desert. The five-time champion will search his first deep run at this occasion since lifting the latest trophy in 2016.
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Djokovic beat Alcaraz of their most up-to-date match in Melbourne, however the Serb cannot take into consideration the Spaniard. The 37-year-old will probably face Nick Kyrgios within the second spherical. Hubert Hurkacz and Alex de Minaur may also attempt to finish his marketing campaign and spoil the legend’s one hundredth ATP title.
If Novak and Carlos attain the quarter-final, we must always get one other cracker between the 2 nice rivals who all the time deliver fireplace and keenness to their conferences.
