INDIAN WELLS (USA) (ITALPRESS) – Carlos Alcaraz leaves no escape to Casper Ruud and for the fifth year in a row reaches the quarters of the “BNP Paribas Open”, the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, the first of the season, scheduled to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (mountains of 9.415.725 dollars).
The murcian, number one in the world and the billboard, gets rid of Ruud for 6-1 7-6(2) and scores sixth success in seven direct clashes with Norwegian. Alcaraz, who won all 15 matches in this 2026, will see it for a semi-final place with Cameron Norrie, the last tennis player – Sinner apart – to have beaten him in the last few months: last October the British, champion in Indian Wells in 2021, managed to score it in three sets at the Masters 1000 in Paris.
On the other hand, Novak Djokovic, beaten by the outgoing champion Jack Draper: 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) the final in favor of the 24-year-old Sutton, 14th tournament series head, which in the quarters will see it with Daniil Medvedev.
RYBAKINA E SVITOLINA AVANZANO
Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina take advantage of the withdrawal of their respective rivals and qualify for the quarters of the “BNP Paribas Open”, third Wta 1000 season with a total prize pool of 9.415.715 dollars that is disputed on the Californian cement of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
The Ukrainian, number 9 of the board, was ahead 6-1 1-1 when Katerina Siniakova had to throw the sponge, paying perhaps the previous marathons to overcome Fernandez and Andreeva, while the Rybakina, third series head, was on 6-4 4-3 when Sonay Kartal had to stop for a back problem. Svitolina will see her for a semi-final place with Iga Swiatek, for Rybakina instead the fourth against Jessica Pegula.
ERRANI/PAOLINI IN SEMIFINALE
Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani recover a set and two breaks of disadvantage and hit the semifinal in the double-female tournament at the “BNP Paribas Open”, third Wta 1000 season with a total prize pool of $9,415,715, which will end this week on the cement of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. In the quarters the blues defeated Chinese Guo Hanyu and French Kristina Mladenovic 4-6 7-5 10-6 after being under 0-3 in the second set. In the semifinals, if they see it, in the Italian night, against one of the strongest couples in the world, the American Taylor Townsend and the Czech Katerina Siniakova, who however retired in singular in the eighth final against Elina Svitolina. Back in the semifinals in Indian Wells for the second year in a row, Townsend and Siniakova in 2025 won the Australian Open and the Wta 1000 in Dubai, as well as scoring the final at the US Open. This year in Melbourne, in the only tournament played in pairs before the Wta 1000 California, they stopped at quarters. The Olympic champions of Paris 2024 completed the sixth victory in eight season games. Before the WTA 1000 of Indian Wells Errani and Paolini lost in the second round to the Australian Open and in the semi-finals in Doha while in Dubai they were immediately released by Siegemund/Zvonareva.
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