Gäel Monfils eliminated by Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16 at Indian Wells

The feat of Gaël Monfils against Daniil Medvedev will have no future in this Indian Wells Masters 1000. In the round of 16, the Frenchman (28th in the world) was eliminated by the Spanish prodigy Carlos Alcaraz (19th), Wednesday evening (7-5, 6-1). At 18 years and 10 months, the latter became the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament since American Michael Chang, who was 17 in 1989. He will face defending champion, Briton Cameron Norrie. The French fell on stronger than him, his opponent returning almost all his powerful balls, when he was not dictating the exchanges. The meeting was close in the first set, the difference being made in the 10th game on the service of Monfils, trapped by a cushioning perfectly carried out by Alcaraz. The Spaniard, impressive in consistency, then went it alone in the second set to win in 1h18.