Alcaraz Makes Extra ATP Masters 1000 Historical past By Reaching Indian Wells Closing

Editor’s notice: This story was translated from ATPTour.com/es

Carlos Alcaraz is relentlessly rewriting the annals {of professional} tennis. On Saturday, the Murcia native reached the ultimate of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, as soon as once more underlining his standing as one of many ATP Tour’s most feared gamers. With a smile on his face after a job properly completed, the Spaniard has discovered one more method to etch his title into the historical past books.

Alcaraz is the 18th man to have reached singles finals at each Indian Wells and Miami, demonstrating his capability to adapt at two of essentially the most iconic occasions on the calendar. Having received his first ATP Masters 1000 trophy final yr in South Florida — turning into the youngest winner within the historical past of the match and the third-youngest champion general within the prestigious class — the Spaniard will probably be bidding so as to add to his fast-growing trophy assortment when he takes on Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s Southern California closing.

Gamers Who Have Reached Singles Finals In Indian Wells & Miami

The achievement is even rarer than reaching World No. 1, with the Miami occasion first being performed in 1985. For the reason that begin of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings in 1973, a complete of 28 gamers have managed to succeed in its peak in singles, whereas solely 18 have progressed to the ultimate in each Indian Wells and Miami.

It’s a checklist replete with legends, together with all members of the Huge 4 and lots of the nice gamers of the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, who are actually joined by the most recent famous person of males’s skilled tennis. It’s one more historic feat so as to add to a profession that’s progressing at breakneck velocity.

Alcaraz, who this week reached the milestone of his one hundredth tour-level win, will probably be vying to cap off a magical week within the desert when he clashes with Medvedev, the one present High 10 participant he’s but to defeat amongst these he has performed (excludes Fritz, Rublev).

Did You Know?
Carlos Alcaraz is making an attempt to grow to be the youngest participant in historical past to finish the profession ‘Sunshine Double’, by claiming the Indian Wells and Miami ATP Masters 1000 titles earlier than turning 20. The person from Murcia would break the data set by Michael Chang, Jim Courier and Novak Djokovic, who all accomplished the set on the age of 20.