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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Russia\u2019s Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5) 6-1 on Sunday to win his second-straight BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells.<\/p>\n
The world number two took only one hour and 42 minutes to claim victory, marking Alcaraz\u2019s first title since his triumph at Wimbledon last year.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old Spaniard began the Indian Wells tournament with a 6-3 record on the season and an injured ankle, which he sustained during his latest outing in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n
Medvedev started strong in the match\u2019s opening rounds, establishing a 3-0 lead as Alcaraz\u2019s errors began to pile up.<\/p>\n
It did not take long for Alcaraz to find his feet though, breaking back before matching the world number four to force a tie-break.<\/p>\n
He almost let an early lead in the tie-break slip by, but recovered again to take the first set in just over an hour.<\/p>\n
Once he had broken out in front, the world number two was barely troubled in the second set en route to retaining his Indian Wells title.<\/p>\n
He told reporters on-court after the match that the win had bolstered his confidence following his Rio injury scare.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning this tournament means a lot to me because the week before it began, I had a lot of doubts about my ankle,\u201d Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember my first practice here was just 30 minutes with no movement, and probably the first practice with really good tennis players was really tough for me because I thought I was not going to play my best.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI was not feeling well with my ankle, so a lot of doubts for me. But once I stepped on the court, the first round, I started to feel better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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