Carlos Alcaraz won his first title in eight months at Indian Wells. The 20-year-old Spaniard beat Daniil Medvedev in the final (7-6[5], 6-1) “The last two months, it was difficult to find myself again,” confided Carlos Al Carcaraz at a press conference after his coronation.

Some even tried to assert that his “reign” was already ending. But no. Carlos AlCaraz demonstrated this week in California that he is still in the game.