The Spaniard number 2 in the world Carlos Alcaraz will be the challenger of Jannick Sinner (n.3) in the semi-final of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, California. Alcaraz eliminated the German Alexander Zverev (n.6) in the semi-final, winning 6-3 6-1, in a match interrupted by an invasion of bees on the pitch.
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It’s an unstoppable and exciting path that Jannik Sinner is following in Indian Wells, with his arrival in the semi-final by force against the Czech Jiri Lehecka, defeated with a double 6-3 in less than an hour and a half of play . On Saturday the Italian number 3 in the world will face Carlos Alcaraz, the reigning champion. or the German Alex Zverev, a key moment in Sinner’s run-up to second place on the world podium currently occupied by the Spaniard. “I’m very happy with my performance – Sinner commented on his match -. In the morning it was really windy and in the first set it was difficult to manage the situation. Jiri has enormous potential, so I paid a lot of attention to every point played” . In fact, the Czech’s resistance lasted just the first few games and Sinner managed to obtain his fourth 2-0 victory in the Californian Masters 1000, which is also the 19th consecutive since the end of 2023, the 16th in 2024 who started by winning the Australian Open and the Rotterdam tournament. The last defeat dates back to the ATP finals in Turin, when he was beaten by Novak Djokovic, the world no. 1 who, after being eliminated in Indian Wells by the Italian Nardi, decided not to play the next Masters 1000, in Miami , starting from March 20th. “After a twenty-year career, I have earned the right not to play all the tournaments, but to select: and my goal for 2024 is to find a balance with my family and bet everything on the Slam tournaments and above all on the Olympics. I can’t wait to represent Serbia in Paris”, said Djoko in an interview broadcast on YouTube and relaunched in these hours by the Serbian’s Instagram profile. Concentrated on his growth, Sinner does not look at the events of his rivals and once again today he demonstrated his excellent form against an opponent who had eliminated first the Russian Rublev and then the Greek Tsitsipas. The blue hit the break on the fourth useful ball already in the third game of the first set and then consolidated the lead (3-1). In the eighth game Sinner complicated his life a bit by offering a counter-break chance to his opponent, but it was immediately canceled out with a powerful first shot and the 6-3 was soon achieved. In the second match Lehecka tried to use the court a little more without hitting every ball, but Sinner continued to govern the exchanges with extreme determination. The break came in the fourth game and then the world no.3 confirmed the advantage, taking it 5-2. Poco got two match points which Lehecka canceled out with as many first serves but was unable to do anything about the final game on the blue’s serve.
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2024-03-15 04:06:05
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