Indian Wells, Sinner in the final for the first time: he will face Medvedev

It was the only final of a Thousand on cement that he was missing: now Jannik Sinner - who beat Sasha Zverev 6-2, 6-4 - can play it out to win the title in Indian Wells against Daniil Medvedev, who resoundingly overcame world number one Carlos Alcaraz.

The Italian played a near-perfect match against the German, taking the first set in a peremptory manner (31 minutes were all it took) and carefully and lucidly managing the delicate passages of the second set, which was much more balanced. In the moment of difficulty - a break point conceded on 2-3 - he relied on a powerful first, then surprised his opponent with a short ball and millimetric volley. Zverev, stunned by the missed break, became disoriented at 3-all and gave up his service, unable to stay in the match and prey to his own errors. Jannik's shout of jubilation on the converted match point is a sign of the importance of this result for him, after the previous two semi-finals lost on Californian cement. A success (the sixth consecutive against the German) that confirms the safe and effective path throughout the tournament, in which Sinner has never lost a set.

The unexpected defeat of Alcaraz at the hands of a reborn Medvedev, after dull years: the Russian thus re-enters the top ten. Carlos lost the first set quickly and almost without realising what he was experiencing: a match in which his opponent commanded the exchanges, responded deeply and served, putting him in difficulty. In the second set, the Spaniard reacted, angrily taking a 3-1 lead, only to suffer the Russian's comeback: 3 draws. The next head-to-head match deluded the world number one, who also procured two set points on 5-4, but Medvedev was not intimidated, resisted and, having won the tiebreak, played great, taking the lead 5-1 and closing 6-3 with an ace. In flashes, he looked like that player who was at the top of the ranking for a long time in 2022. Tonight after 10 pm the final with Sinner.