Surprising
Rune and Draper finalists in Indian Wells
Jack Draper versus Holger Rune is the surprising pairing in the final of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The Briton Draper defeated the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 6:1,0:6,6:4 on Saturday (local time), Rune the Russian Daniil Medvedev 7:5,6:4. The Dane reached the final of a tennis tournament of this category for the fourth time. He has won one of the three previous finals, namely two and a half years ago in Paris-Bercy against the Serb Novak Djokovic.
Alcaraz series broken
A long run of success at the tournament in California came to an end for Alcaraz. In the past two years, the world number three had won the event with the highest prize money of the year after the four Grand Slams and the ATP Finals, in each case after beating Medvedev in the final. Thanks to the coup against Alcaraz, Draper, currently number 14, will break into the top ten in the world rankings for the first time.
"He's gained a lot of confidence, he's improved. He's a left-hander, great serve. I think he served well in this tournament," said Rune about his opponent. "It's very difficult to play against him."
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