Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match-winning streak was snapped by Carlos Alcaraz as the young Spaniard won in the Indian Wells finals in straight sets. Medvedev’s serve was broken by Alcaraz in the second game of the opening set and from there on, it was just one-way traffic.
The Russian admitted he didn’t play his best and he was certainly disappointed after the result. However, Medvedev admitted he gained a lot of confidence after winning 19 matches on the bounce.
Before coming to the BNP Paribas Open, Medvedev won titles in Rotterdam, Qatar, and Dubai. In fact, after his third-round loss against Sebastian Korda in the Australian Open, Medvedev had dropped out of the top 10 in the ATP Pepperstone rankings.
However, the 27-year-old is now back in the top five rankings in the ATP after winning three titles and qualifying for the finals of the Indian Wells.
“I think this one I will get over pretty quickly,” he said in his post-match press conference. “I managed to make my best result in Indian Wells where before I couldn’t make it to the quarters, and already my second match was a three-setter.
“A lot of positives, for sure. I think this one, I will be forever disappointed that I didn’t win the final, but I can laugh already and whatever, I’m gonna try to win the next one or win this one next year. Looking forward already and, for sure, will not think too much about this one but will discuss it with my coach.”
“Damn, one away from my record. That’s actually disappointing,” he said with a smile on his record of winning 20 matches on the bounce.
“This would be cool to try to beat it and maybe try to prolong it as long as possible. It’s great to have these streaks,” continued Medvedev.
“Really disappointed that it ended, but a lot of confidence from this streak. Because last year, that’s what I was missing, these streaks. I was doing sometimes finals, semis in Cincinnati, kind of playing good but not playing well enough in the semis. I managed to win 19 matches in a row. I’m proud of it, and now it’s time to try to build a new streak. There is no other way in tennis.”
Medvedev will now be seen in action in the Miami Open.
