Holger Rune and Jack Draper produced the Indian Wells surprise. The two eliminated the main favorites remaining in the competition, so instead of a finalized final Daniil Medvedev – Carlos Alcaraz (as it was last year), the last act of the California tour will face the two outsiders this evening.
Alcaraz and Medvedev shout their despair after the failures of Indian Wells. Photo Getty Images
In the first semifinal, Rune passed in two sets by Daniil Medvedev, 7-5, 6-4. The player in the 13th place atp defeated the favorite no 5 exactly with the same score with which he had lost last year at Indian Wells, in quarters. He will face Jack Draper (14 ATP) in the final, which has prevailed in three sets, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 in front of the en-Titre champion, Carlos Alcaraz (3 ATP). The British will climb for the first time in the top 10 world after his first qualification in the final of a 1000 points tournament.
Finals at Indian Wells take place today
Holger Rune and Jack Draper met only once in the ATP circuit, last year, in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati tournament, the Danish winning with the score of 6-4, 6-2. The men’s final from Indian Wells will take place this evening, from 23.00 (Romania time), after the female (8 pm), which brings face to face the world leader Aryna Sabalenka and the Minune Player of Russia, Mirra Andreeva (17 years).
