Indian Wells
Alcaraz earns Norrie revenge, storms into fifth straight Indian Wells semi-final
World No. 1 retains dominance rolling, subsequent faces Medvedev
March 13, 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz is in search of his ninth ATP Masters 1000 trophy and third in Indian Wells.
By Grant Thompson
Carlos Alcaraz prolonged his successful streak to 16 matches and reached his fifth consecutive Indian Wells semi-final on the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.
The high seed superior with a 6-3, 6-4 victory towards Cameron Norrie, incomes revenge on the Briton, who beat him final November in Paris.
“I struggle a lot with his style,” Alcaraz stated of Norrie in his on-court interview. “Every time I play against him it’s always really tough for me. It’s a little bit confusing with his style, his [heavy] topspin forehand, super high. And then the backhand, really flat and really low. Sometimes it’s tricky to play against him. I’m finding the right shot. I played well. I played solid. I played aggressive when I could. I’m happy to play this level.”
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Alcaraz and Norrie traded momentum shifts all through the conflict, however the Spaniard largely maintained the higher hand. The first set ended with three breaks of serve throughout the ultimate 4 video games. Norrie then raced to a 2-0 lead within the second set earlier than Alcaraz responded by tallying 4 consecutive video games. The 22-year-old created 10 break probabilities, changing 4 of them, in line with Infosys ATP Stats.
Producing a mixture of ferocious baseline hitting with delicate drop photographs and excellent internet play, the World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings transformed his fourth match level to advance after one hour and 33 minutes.
“Tennis is about choosing the right shot in about half a second,” said Alcaraz, who finished with 19 forehand winners. “Sometimes I just miss the shot because I didn’t choose the right one. In my mind, I have like seven, five options, sometimes it’s tricky for me to pick the right one.”
With his win, Alcaraz grew to become the third man to succeed in 5 consecutive Indian Wells semi-finals, alongside countryman Rafael Nadal (2006-13) and rival Novak Djokovic (2011-16).
Alcaraz leads Norrie 6-3 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection. The 26-time tour-level titlist will look to enhance upon his 6-2 report towards Daniil Medvedev within the semi-finals. Alcaraz has gained his previous 4 conferences with fellow ATP No. 1 Club member Medvedev.
Alcaraz gained the Indian Wells title in 2023 and 2024, defeating Medvedev in each finals.
