World No 2 beats Italian 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in BNP Paribas Open semi-final, with Daniil Medvedev to face Tommy Paul for second spot in men’s decider
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner to move into the BNP Paribas Open tennis final, with Daniil Medvedev and Tommy Paul to meet in the second semi-final in Indian Wells.Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner to move into the BNP Paribas Open tennis final, with Daniil Medvedev and Tommy Paul to meet in the second semi-final in Indian Wells.
Sinner led 2-1 in the first set when the match was suspended for more than three hours because of rain in the Southern California desert. Rain had also affected the women’s semi-finals the day before.Australian Open champion Sinner has been the hottest player on tour this year and looked poised to run away with the match after play resumed and the Spaniard sent a forehand long to end the 34-minute opening set.
The Spaniard broke Sinner in the third and fifth games of the third, while both players were blasting the ball from their side and attacking the net which made for several entertaining and sharply angled volley exchanges. “I stayed strong mentally and that’s very important,” Alcaraz said. “I had to run more, defend better than I did in the first set. Put more balls in. Stay strong on the court.”
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