Indian Wells, California– Janic Sinner Beat Daniil Medvedev Indian Wells won the final 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Sunday, rallying from 4-0 down in the second set tiebreak to win seven consecutive points and capture the title without losing a single set.
The No. 2-ranked Italian defeated Medvedev for the ninth time in his last 10 matches to win his first title at the California Desert Tournament. Medvedev was given top priority carlos alcaraz His first loss of the year in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open.
Sinner congratulated fellow Italian Kimi Antonelli, who won Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix earlier on Sunday.
“It has nothing to do with tennis, but it is a special day for Italy,” Sinner said. “Because I’m a big fan of Formula One and I have a very young Italian Kimi, who is bringing Italy back to the top, it’s amazing. So, thank you, Kimi, thank you to Formula One, and see you next year.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
