Daniil Medvedev vs Carlos Alcaraz — Indian Wells Masters Semi-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Semi-final
RUS11#7ATP
1977ELO
1962Hard ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
ESP1#2ATP
2162ELO
2088Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
Medvedev D.6-3 7-6
Alcaraz C.
Medvedev D.
672
Alcaraz C.
360
Daniil Medvedev defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's semi-final. Daniil Medvedev narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Daniil Medvedev closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | Beijing | SF | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2024-07-01 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | F | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2023-11-13 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | SF | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-3 6-3 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | F | hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
57%
Service points won·Even
65%
68%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
96
98
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Even
98
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
100
Tiebreaks·Even
96
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
66
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Medvedev D.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast