NY Times · Mar 20, 2023
Here Comes Carlos Alcaraz Again. Next Stop: Miami.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win the men’s singles title at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.Credit...Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA Today Sports, via ReutersINDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The sun was setting in the desert, and dark clouds were gathering, but Carlos Alcaraz was walking jauntily down a hallway in Stadium 1 at the BNP Paribas Open.
He had finished ahead of the storm and everything else on his way to the trophy in Indian Wells, securing the title without losing a set, not even against Daniil Medvedev, the hottest hand in tennis, in an unexpectedly lopsided final on Sunday.