Alcaraz wins Indian Wells title and returns to number 1

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Alcaraz wins Indian Wells title and returns to number 1

By Navitalai Naivalurua

21/03/2023

[Photo: The Times]

Carlos Alcaraz breezed past Daniil Medvedev to win the Indian Wells title and return to world number one.

The 19-year-old only needed one hour 11 minutes to seal a 6-3 6-2 win that took him above Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings.

Djokovic was forced to withdraw from the tournament because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

He will also miss this week's Miami Open, where Alcaraz is the defending champion.

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