Carlos Alcaraz Sharpens Winning Record to the Indian Wells 2026 Semifinals

Carlos Alcaraz advances to the semifinals of Indian Wells 2026 after defeating Cameron Norrie (Instagram/@carlitosalcarazz).

JAKARTA - Carlos Alcaraz managed to extend his winning record to 16 matches after he defeated his opponent Cameron Norrie to reach the fifth consecutive Indian Wells semi-final.

The Spanish tennis player, who is the top seed, maintained his hopes at the Masters 1000 tournament with a straight two-set victory 6-3 and 6-4 on Friday, March 13, 2026, Indonesian time, or Thursday, March 12, 2026, US time.

The result made Alcaraz increase his win-loss record to 6-3 against the British player and at the same time revenge in their clash at the 2025 Paris Masters which took place last November.

"I have a lot of trouble dealing with his playing style. Every time I play against him I always have trouble. His playing style is a bit confusing," Alcaraz said after the match, as reported by the ATP official website.

Alcaraz and Norrie took turns dominating the course of the match. The first set ended with three service breaks in the last four games.

Norrie then raced into the second set with a 2-0 lead before Alcaraz responded by winning four games in a row. The 22-year-old created 10 break opportunities and managed to convert four of them.

By combining a hard shot from the back line and a smooth dropshot and an amazing net game, Alcaraz then managed to take advantage of his fourth match point to advance to the next round after one hour and 33 minutes.

"I'm looking for the right punch. I'm playing well. I'm playing solid. I'm playing aggressive when I can. I'm happy to be playing at this level," said Alcaraz, who has collected seven Grand Slam titles in his career.

This victory makes Alcaraz the third male tennis player to reach five consecutive Indian Wells semifinals. He joined his compatriot Rafael Nadal (2006-2013) and rival Novak Djokovic (2011-2016).

In the semifinal round, Alcaraz will face Daniil Medvedev. Alcaraz has won their last four meetings to lead the 6-2 win-loss record against the Russian.

Two of the six victories came in the finals of Indian Wells in 2023 and 2024. If he manages to sharpen his record of meetings with Medvedev, Alcaraz will be closer to the third title of this tournament.

The other two semifinal tickets were won by Jannik Sinner from Italy and Alexander Zverev from Germany. Sinner stopped the host Learner Tien, while Zverev reached the semifinals after stopping Arthur Fils from France.