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Jannik Sinner’s winning streak is broken by Carlos Alcaraz, setting up a Daniil Medvedev final.

Jannik Sinner’s 19-match winning streak was broken by Carlos Alcaraz, paving the way for a final matchup with Daniil Medvedev at Indian Wells.

Winner of the Australian Open Sinner was leading the first set 2-1 when play was stopped for three hours due to inclement weather.

When play resumed, the Italian took the first set, but the Spaniard Alcaraz rallied for a 1-6 6-3 6-2 victory.

Additionally, Russian Medvedev overcame a set down to defeat American Tommy Paul 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 in his semifinal match.

There will be a rematch of last year’s final, which Alcaraz won handily.

“It’s amazing for me to be able to end something like this,” 20-year-old world number two Alcaraz said of breaking Sinner’s run.

“I think that’s a really important part of this game—I stayed mentally strong.”

“I’m really happy with the things I’ve done in this kind of match, a set down playing against someone who’s playing an unbelievable game.”

“I changed my style a little bit, I changed my game a little bit, and I think it worked very, very well,”

In the third set, Sinner committed eight of his fifteen unforced errors, while Alcaraz committed just two in the decider.

“Playing against him is always tough, but it’s definitely not the ending that I wanted,” the 22-year-old world number three Sinner said.

“I made an effort to play well, which I did, particularly in the opening set.

“Then I created

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