Daniil Medvedev hands Carlos Alcaraz first loss of 2026
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Daniil Medvedev handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the 12 months and superior to the ultimate at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory Saturday.
The Eleventh-seeded Medvedev, from Russia, will face second-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy. Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-4.
Alcaraz had gained 16 straight matches this 12 months, together with titles on the Australian Open and Qatar Open. But Medvedev ended the likelihood of an Alcaraz vs. Final Sinner.
Medvedev had dropped his final 4 conferences towards Alcaraz, together with a loss within the Indian Wells closing in 2024. This was Medvedev’s first victory over him because the US Open semifinals in 2023.
Sinner made fast work of Zverev, beating him in 1 hour, 23 minutes. Sinner notched six aces towards the fourth-seeded Zverev.
Zverev gained his first eight factors on serve. But Sinner broke Zverev within the fifth and seventh video games to safe the first set. Sinner now leads the head-to-head collection towards Zverev 7-4.
Neither Medvedev nor Sinner has dropped a set on this match. Sinner has gained his final three matches towards Medvedev, together with within the US Open quarterfinals in 2024.
In the ladies’s doubles closing, Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova beat Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 7-6 (4), 6-4. The victory marked Townsend’s first at Indian Wells and Siniakova’s second. Siniakova additionally gained in 2023 alongside longtime companion Barbora Krejcikova.
In the boys’s doubles closing, Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard toped Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot 7-6 (3), 6-3. In blended doubles, Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli beat top-seeded Gabriela Dabrowski and Lloyd Glasspool 6-3 2-6, 10-7.
