Alcaraz avoids the fearsome Medvedev until a hypothetical final
He will debut against the winner of a previous player of the ‘qualy’ and Brandon Holt
Carlos Alcaraz, who arrived this Tuesday in Indian Wells, you already know your way to the reconquest of number one. To do so, the Murcian must win the first Masters 1000 of the season, getting off a Novak Djokovicwhich for the second consecutive year will be low in the American event.
Not an easy task for an Alcaraz who you can be satisfied with the drawing of the painting. Starting as the first favorite of the tournament, the man from El Palmar avoids Medvedev until the end, as well as Tsitsipas, Rublev or Ruudsome of the big names willing to win the crown in what is known as ‘Fifth Grand Slam’ it’s from the season.
Exempt in the first round, he will debut in the second round against the winner of the match between a player from qualifiers and wild card Brandon Holt, number 193 in the world. After the first test, Alcaraz’s theoretical path would be as follows; Griekspoor/Evans in the third round, Carreno/Murray in eighths, Auger Aliassime/Tommy Paul In rooms, Fritz/Rune in ‘semis’ and Medvedev in the grand finale
the russian, tournament number five seed, land as the great rival to beat. He arrives after chaining three consecutive titles, Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai, and he wants to consecrate his great moment of form with a missing tournament in his showcases. Another great threat is that of taylor fritzmain local hope and current winner, after beat Rafa Nadal in the final last year. Road and rivals aside, Carlitos has work ahead of him. Has to be crowned first in Indian Wells and then in Miamiwhere he already did it last year, to unseat ‘Nole’ from the top and arrive as number one to the clay court season.
Difficult win back for Paula
Very different is the situation for Paula Badosa, who wants to redeem himself in one of his fetish tournaments from the early eliminations in the Doha and Dubai tournaments. The Spanish, who won this same tournament in 2021, could debut in the second round against her compatriot Nuria Parrizas, before the arrival of the first big stone on the road, the Kazakh Elena Rybakina.
Kasatkina, Jabeur and Swiatek It would be the theoretical path to the final for a Paula who defends the ‘semis’ up to the ones she reached last year. Sabalenkabrand new winner of the Australian Open, appears as the main candidate in a lower part of the table that starts with Jessica Pegula as the great rival of the Belarusian.