Indian Wells LIVE: Medvedev ends Alcaraz's winning streak as Sinner sees off Zverev

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/?mid=AXTmu2E7"]Follow every point of Alcaraz vs Medvedev right here![/a][/b][/p][p][b]01:10 CET - [/b]World number 11 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Daniil Medvedev[/a] ends [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a]'s 16-match winning streak to start 2026 with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/?mid=AXTmu2E7"]6-3, 7-6 (3)[/a] win to make the final of Indian Wells. Converting both of his break point chances in the match, Medvedev stepped it up in the tiebreak by winning six points in a row before serving an ace to finish off the number one player in the world. He will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] in Sunday's final.[/p][embed guid="38c9c7b1-c369-4da0-b65d-d990f9b8f72d" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2032972456458334481?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]00:10 CET - [/b]That was a very strong first set from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Daniil Medvedev[/a], who comes out on top [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/?mid=AXTmu2E7"]6-3[/a] over the world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a]. The 11th seeded converted on his only break point opportunity to take a one set lead.[/p][p][b]23:41 CET - [/b]Who will face Sinner in tomorrow's final? The battle to join him in it is now underway, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/?mid=AXTmu2E7"]Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev out on court[/a].[/p][p]Alcaraz has to be considered the favourite given he's won all 16 of his matches in 2026, but Medvedev is on a nine-match winning run himself, and hasn't dropped a single set in any of those matches.[/p][p]If he can produce the level that he has over the last few weeks, this could be a cracker.[/p][p][b]23:11 CET - [/b]Jannik Sinner moves into the Indian Wells final![/p][p]It was a much tighter second set, lasting just under an hour, That was largely thanks to a much-improved display from Zverev, who upped his first-serve percentage by 10%, and largely down to Sinner making far more unforced errors, 11 as opposed to two in the opener.[/p][p]However, the Italian remained rock-solid on his serve, especially in the big moments, and his reward is a first final at this tournament. [/p][p]As a result, he becomes just the sixth player ever to reach the last two of every Masters 1000 event, after the Big Four and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Daniil Medvedev[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=zLbbDw77"]Click here for all of the match stats.[/a][/p][embed guid="2024fc84-52bf-469a-8b45-f9e4471d7f2a" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2032944011833438338" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]22:16 CET - [/b]Wow. That was one of Sinner's best sets of the year.[/p][p]The Italian made just five unforced errors and lost just four points on serve on his way to claiming it 6-2 in just 32 minutes. Zverev only faced two break points himself, but lost them both, and really struggled on his second serve.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=zLbbDw77"]Follow every point of the second set here.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="d264ffcd-aa88-4488-92de-88b692868c6d" url="https://x.com/BNPPARIBASOPEN/status/2032928532469526796" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]21:09 CET - [/b]Siniakova and Townsend claimed the doubles title with a straight-sets but hard-fought win, prevailing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/siniakova-k-OKXs3Wah/townsend-t-Y9jUuHka/?mid=WrpdPw1e"]7-6, 6-4[/a] after one hour and 36 minutes.[/p][p]Our attention now turns to the men's singles, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=zLbbDw77"]Jannik Sinner facing Alexander Zverev[/a] in 20 minutes.[/p][p]It's a match-up that Sinner has enjoyed in recent times, with the world number two winning their last meetings, but the German did win a set in two of them and claimed three victories in a row before that run.[/p][image alt="Zverev and Sinner's most recent meeting" id="c29b42c4-8e9e-4f99-9d4f-1c598c3a6e58" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e9d4dc66-7507-463c-9a56-71d2ffd8f16f" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]19:06 CET - [/b]If you're looking for something to watch while you await the start of the men's semis, the women's doubles final at Indian Wells is about to get underway.[/p][p]In it, Australian Open holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siniakova-katerina/OKXs3Wah/"]Katerina Siniakova[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/townsend-taylor/Y9jUuHka/"]Taylor Townsend[/a] will go up against Doha holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/danilina-anna/fiM0CnA5/"]Anna Danilina[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krunic-aleksandra/2HWgFEu7/"]Aleksandra Krunic[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/siniakova-k-OKXs3Wah/townsend-t-Y9jUuHka/?mid=WrpdPw1e"]Follow the clash here.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="d013ee45-d29b-4af7-9dab-7c0f59a2687a" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2032882218142519506" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]18:00 CET - [/b]Good evening and welcome to our coverage of men's semi-finals day at Indian Wells, as we look ahead to a pair of huge clashes in California![/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=zLbbDw77"]first semi-final[/a] gets underway in a few hours at [b]21:30 CET[/b], as world number two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] comes up against familiar foe [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a], with both men targeting a maiden final at the Masters 1000 event.[/p][p][b]Sinner leads the head-to-head record 6-4, and has won their last five meetings dating back to 2023.[/b][/p][embed guid="cf239872-36f0-47ce-ab59-195df8dc7a06" url="https://x.com/BNPPARIBASOPEN/status/2032668266322362853" social-type="twitter" /][p]Following that match, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/?mid=AXTmu2E7"]second semi-final[/a] sees the imperious top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] take on two-time runner-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Daniil Medvedev[/a] anytime from [b]23:00 CET[/b].[/p][p]Having beaten Medvedev in both of those finals in 2023 and 2024, Alcaraz is targeting a third title at Indian Wells as he looks to continue his incredible start to 2026.[/p][p][b]The Spaniard dominates the head-to-head record (6-2), winning each of their last four encounters.[/b][/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/indian-wells-atp-semi-finals-preview-alcaraz-and-sinner-looking-to-reach-decider/COmhBznm/"]Read an in-depth preview of both semi-finals here![/a][/h2][image alt="Alcaraz vs Medvedev recent meetings" id="900ac77f-2ea5-4529-a4ff-35fba5abeb38" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="920385e3-df5c-4ec2-a2e0-3b181b024fb3" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /]