Alcaraz Vows to Bring His Level From Indian Wells to Miami
ATP
Carlos Alcaraz lifted the first title of this year's Sunshine Double at Indian Wells and there is already a difficult title defense ahead of him.
The 19-year-old Spanish sensation won the Indian Wells Open after beating Daniil Medvedev in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. Alcaraz now sets his sights on the Miami Open, where he will want to follow up on his success.
The young prodigy played some inspired tennis in Indian Wells. He won all of his matches without losing a set, and thanks to winning the title, he climbed back up to the World No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings.
After his win, the Spaniard admitted that reaching the World No. 1 rank meant a lot to him.
"It means a lot to me. To recover the No. 1 [ranking] is crazy for me. But especially to lift the trophy here for me means a lot... I love this tournament. I really enjoy my time here and of course I felt the love from the people from day one. For me, it's amazing to complete these 10 days like this."
Despite only lifting the trophy in Indian Wells, Alcaraz already has to focus on the 2023 Miami Open. Last year, he won the title in Miami.
That means that if he wants to keep his World No. 1 spot ahead of Novak Djokovic, he has to defend the title and complete the Sunshine Double as his fellow World No. 1 from the WTA Tour, Iga Swiatek, did last year.
"Of course winning a tournament, it gives you a lot of confidence [entering Miami]. I'm playing great. Of course today, the conditions today were pretty tough."
"Of course Daniil didn't play at his best, obviously. All I can say is I'm really happy with my performance, the way that I [was] playing this tournament. I'm looking forward to playing this level in Miami as well."
