Carlos Alcaraz maybe wasn't even joking about buying a house in Indian Wells as the Spaniard revealed that the reason behind his viral message was loving so much the peacefulness of the Californian desert.

Alcaraz is now just the third player to make four consecutive semifinal appearances at Indian Wells, following Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Those three are also the only men to win 16 consecutive matches at this event, and Alcaraz is seeking to join Djokovic and Federer as the only ones to win the title here three consecutive times.

According to top analyst Benoit Maylin on the latest edition of the show 'Sans Filet', Carlos will be the man to beat in all tournaments until Roland Garros. "Alcaraz loves this very slow condition and with high rebounds, because it enhances his game" – explained Maylin.

Starting up top, Alcaraz is wearing the NikeCourt Advantage Men's Tennis Top in the "Team Red/Washed Coral/White" colorway. The performance top costs $85 in adult sizes on the Nike website.

I think I just played a decent match or a good match with those conditions.” Victory for Alcaraz was a 16th straight win in Indian Wells for the Spaniard, who is the two-time

Carlos Alcaraz dominated against Grigor Dimitrov to guarantee his 2025 Indian Wells Masters quarter-finals berth. Although the wind was difficult, the World No.3 showed dominance in only 74 minutes with a convincing 6-1,