Tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the Indian Wells Masters final.
MOSCOW, March 20 – RIA Novosti. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost to Spanish Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Masters series tournament held in Indian Wells (USA), with a prize fund of $8.8 million.
The match ended in favor of the world’s second racket with a score of 6:3, 6:2. Tennis players spent 1 hour and 10 minutes on the court. In personal meetings, the account is tied – 1-1.
Medvedev broke his 19-game winning streak after winning three tournaments in a row in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai. Medvedev received $662,000 for reaching the Masters final, while Alcaraz earned $1,262 million. On Monday, Alcaraz will top the list of the world’s best tennis players, and Medvedev will move up from fifth to sixth in the ATP rankings.
Novak Djokovic missed the Indian Wells tournament. A Serb who has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus has been denied entry to the United States. For the same reason, he will not be able to attend the Masters, which will start on March 22 in Miami.
Source: Ria
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