2023 Indian Wells F: Alcaraz vs Medvedev

[Third Serve]

Well - Alcaraz will likely lose the #1 quickly. He will need to win Miami just to maintain the ranking.

Certainly a doable feat, I’d say.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I mean last year he won Miami and now IW but Nadal has only won IW but not Miami

I know what you meant I just mean if someone wins the Sunshine double it's the same year. Otherwise it's just winning 2 different Masters in 2 different years.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Expected better from Daniil but still, Carlos was just immaculate perfection, no ?

Hopefully he can defend his title in Miami .Vamos !

 

[Hitman]

Alcaraz world number one...Nadal out of the top ten. Crazy next week rankings.

 

[Topspin_80]

New World # 1!

 

[Devil_dog]

Carlitos wasn’t messing around. That’s complete domination. I expected a closer match but hats off to the world #1 (again).

 

[bertrevert]

Strong era has begun?

 

[CoolCoolCool]

He's 19 and already won a third of the 9 M1000 tournamets. Impressive.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Congrats to the Great Natural Wonder of tennis! Really looking forward to years and years of superhuman domination..

 

[Quaichang]

CAG win today reminds me of peak Fed toying with opponents.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Alcaraz world number one...Nadal out of the top ten. Crazy next week rankings.

Hopefully Carlos can gatekeep Nadal from winning RG.

 

[bluetrain4]

Tommy Haas looking nicely retired. Looks like he stays in pretty good shape but isn't obsessing and is gonna enjoy some beer.

 

[Ray Mercer]

Would have liked to see if Alcaraz could demolish Djokovic in Australia. That is the only interesting matchup left in tennis. Really unfortunate that matchup didn’t happen.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

What a disappointing match.

That's what I get for actually looking forward to a NextGen clash.

I am glad for Alcaraz but I fully agree, the SFs were disappointing as well unfortunately.

 

[Rattie]

Hopefully Carlos can gatekeep Nadal from winning RG.

Hopefully not.

 

[TheNachoMan]

What a disappointing match.

That's what I get for actually looking forward to a NextGen clash.

27 year old Medvedev is NextGen? lol

 

[Hitman]

Hopefully Carlos can gatekeep Nadal from winning RG.

Lets hope this happens.

 

[McGradey]

A total pantsing. Awful level from Medvedev but I think his game was getting exposed today no matter what he brought to the court.

Charlie the entertainer made it look oh so easy, just awesome to watch.

 

[Azure]

Oh no this guy again - so boring

 

[Sephiroth]

Hopefully Carlos can gatekeep Nadal from winning RG.

GOATDAL and the Prince will have Djokovic running ragged this year

 

[Carax]

What a beatdown. Not the way I would like my streak to end.

 

[MeatTornado]

27 year old Medvedev is NextGen? lol

He's the original ATP #NextGen

 

[TheNachoMan]

GOATDAL and the Prince will have Djokovic running ragged this year

As long as Nadal stays on #22. Here’s to Carlos’s health.

 

[Slicehand]

i gotta love mad lad, he really seems a cool and genuine guy, hope he gets back to his high level

 

[socallefty]

What a way to become #1 again making the whole world remember how Federer used to decapitate people with savage brilliance! Bravo, maestro!

 

[Rattie]

Why do they have to mention the prize money? So tacky

 

[Federev]

Med is still my favorite interview / speaker on the tour.

Always honest, often charitable and humble - and dry and very funny.

 

[Azure]

LOLLLL the mic is taller than him

 

[Mark Anderson]

Congratulations to the new Indian Wells champion and once again the heavyweight champion of the world!!! Fully deserved, crushed everyone at IW, including Medvedev who was on a 19 match three tournament winning streak.

19 years old
Miami champion
Madrid champion
USO champion
Youngest year ending number one of all time
Indian Wells champion
Two time heavyweight champion of the world as the world number one player

If anything, it will only light a fire in Djokovic...incredible scenes.

Alcaraz is much more offensive than Djokovic and that's hard to do.

 

[Federev]

What a way to become #1 again making the whole world remember how Federer used to decapitate people with savage brilliance! Bravo, maestro!

No lies detected.

Courier mentioned it in the broadcast.

 

[bluetrain4]

When does Miami start - the main draw, not qualifying? The final is in two weeks right? So the main draw starts later this week, but not tomorrow?

 

[Hitman]

Alcaraz is much more offensive than Djokovic and that's hard to do.

He has the Federer mindset. He wants to attack everything.

 

[Hitman]

When does Miami start - the main draw, not qualifying. The final is in two weeks right? So the main draw starts later this week, but not tomorrow?

Draw tomorrow, starts Wednesday.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Why do they have to mention the prize money? So tacky

Welcome to corporate America.

 

[JeMar]

Kid's a star. No arguing that.

 

[GabeT]

I always win in polls that don’t close before the end of the match.

Best way to vote

 

[socallefty]

Enjoying tennis immensely in 2023 seeing Djokovic bash his way to victory at the AO with a 135kmph FH and now a virtuoso performance of offensive brilliance from Alcaraz at my favorite tournament. Hope one of them puts a Roland Garros whooping on that defensive mastermind watching from his yacht today. Tennis as it should be played was on display today! Vamos!!

 

[Mark Anderson]

Hopefully Carlos can gatekeep Nadal from winning RG.

Now a Nadal Alcaraz final in France would be the best. Unfortunately it would be after either of them wiped out the Serbian.

 

[Hitman]

Enjoying tennis immensely in 2023 seeing Djokovic bash his way to victory at the AO with a 135kmph FH and now a virtuoso performance of offensive brilliance from Alcaraz at my favorite tournament. Hope one puts a Roland Garros whooping on that defensive mastermind watching from his yacht today.

Great first two big events of 2023.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Enjoying tennis immensely in 2023 seeing Djokovic bash his way to victory at the AO with a 135kmph FH and now a virtuoso performance of offensive brilliance from Alcaraz at my favorite tournament. Hope one of them puts a Roland Garros whooping on that defensive mastermind watching from his yacht today. Tennis as it should be played was on display today! Vamos!!

The important thing is that Nadal doesn’t win RG. We must unite together on this. @vive le beau jeu ! can post that pic of the world holding hands.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Enjoying tennis immensely in 2023 seeing Djokovic bash his way to victory at the AO with a 135kmph FH and now a virtuoso performance of offensive brilliance from Alcaraz at my favorite tournament. Hope one of them puts a Roland Garros whooping on that defensive mastermind watching from his yacht today. Tennis as it should be played was on display today! Vamos!!

You can fish better than that.

 

[Topspin_80]

He's the original ATP #NextGen

Actually it was Thiem the 1st nextgen, he's 29.

 

[socallefty]

The important thing is that Nadal doesn’t win RG. We must unite together on this. @vive le beau jeu ! can post that pic of the world holding hands.

Defensive players should not win any tournament from 20 feet behind the baseline. Just my preference. Guillotine for Nadal and Medvedev in terms of kissing trophies.

 

[Sephiroth]

As long as Nadal stays on #22. Here’s to Carlos’s health.

#23 and #3 for GOATDAL and Prince or #24 and #2

 

[TheNachoMan]

#23 and #3 for GOATDAL and Prince or #24 and #2

Bring back the Homelander avatar. The anime one looks silly.

 

[bluetrain4]

Haven't seen Annacone with his silver hair. Looks good.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Well-deserved win from Carlitos. I just hope Medvedev learns from this brutal day and works on adjusting his tactics against Alcaraz and similar players. He has the brains to do that. It may take awhile but I do think he can make big changes in his play style.

 

[bertrevert]

Actually it was Thiem the 1st nextgen, he's 29.

Bring back the New Balls Please (2001), wait no that won't work

ATP's 'NextGen' stirs 'New Balls Please' nostalgia | Tennis.com

If the "new balls" of this NextGen have even half the gumption an

www.tennis.com

 

[Krish0608]

Finally Fraudvedev exposed by a genuine all courter. This was always on the cards. The dude has no clue what to do against elite, unrelenting offense. And Charlie is just insane!

 

[Slicehand]

if anyone wants to watch the replay of the match, they are uploading it to pornhub