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Joan Solsona
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Carlos Alcaraz will not be able to play his third consecutive final in Indian Wells as in his day did Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The Murcian ended up yielding before Jack Draperhis executioner with a scoring of 6-1, 0-6 and 6-4, in 1 hour and 44 minutes.
The 16 victories of the pull on the track of Tennis Garden are already history. He will not be able to catch, for the moment, the 19 of Djokovic or the 18 of Federer. Alcaraz did not give in the contest since March 20, 2022 in the semifinals with his compatriot Rafael Nadal.
Draper, a physical portent, went out for all and stood with a favorable 3-0. He put so much pressure with his tennis to his rival that Carlitos was only able to add a game in the initial sleeve. Ended with 13 errors not forced by the three of the Briton. The champion of four greats remained in the gear chair.
Fourteenth rosco of his career
The first advantage of the Spanish came with the 1-0 of the second set. 31 minutes had passed. Alcaraz’s body language had changed. That was noticed in the result. Up to six games in a row, he added to get the fourteenth rosco of his career. The Sutton giant suffered with heat. It was applied toilets with breaks.
The shadow of Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil in the Coachella Valley is very elongated. And it had opted in his favor 20 of the 22 games played in that scenario.
Draper asks the VAR to the chair judge.Mark J. Terrill
Double review of the VAR
Draper had run out of ideas and went to the locker room. He returned with renewed air and demonstrated it with a decisive break in the third play on the tiebreaker After a double review in the VAR of tennis was right.
The British took out with 5-2 to stand in the final. Alcaraz brought out his winning character to give two more games. The tenth was the last. The defeat costs Spanish 600 points that move him away from the number 1 of Jannik Sinner and the second position of Alexander Zverev.
The final of the first TMS of the calendar will cross Holger Rune and Draper, who already enjoys his brand new condition of ‘top10’ world.
