Alcaraz is the youngest player to record 11 consecutive men’s singles wins at Indian Wells

After seven months of dealing with injuries and trying to get back to his best version, Carlos Alcaraz will play an ATP final again. And will do it by making history, as he became the youngest player in the men’s singles category to record an 11-match winning streak in the Californian tournament.

The Murcia native, who is willing to get to the winning column by lifting more trophies, will have the chance to defend his crown at Indian Wells, and it will be against last year final’s opponent.

Alcaraz will take on Daniil Medvedev after he recorded one of the most important wins of his career against Jannik Sinner, who had been looking invincible so far this year.

The two-time major champion lost the first set against the Italian, but instead of letting himself go he fought back with confidence and managed to reverse the outcome of the semifinals.

Alcaraz’s secret: being mentally strong

The 20-year-old star, who is looking to win the 13th ATP title of his career, knew that the match against the current Australian Open would be a hard-fought battle.

After the game, Alcaraz admitted that his mental toughness during the match was the key to success:

“I stayed strong mentally and that’s very important. I had to run more, defend better than I did in the first set. Put more balls in. Stay strong on the court”.

Alcaraz has been working on the mental aspect of the game with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, especially after suffering some unexpected defeats in the last months, and it seems that it is showing now.

Carlitos’ victory over Sinner was also important in terms of the ranking, as he will keep the standings’ second spot, which Sinner would have claimed with a win.

Medvedev, his rival in the final, also needed three sets to defeat Tommy Paul in the other semifinal game, with the Russian having to make a comeback after losing the opening set.