{"id":1805952,"date":"2026-03-04T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1805952"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:00:04","slug":"indian-wells-open-were-going-to-see-a-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1805952","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells Open: &#8216;We&#8217;re going to see a Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner final&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Indian Wells Open: \u2018We\u2019re going to see a Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner final\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"04 Mar 2026 8:00 AM\" data-ps-date=\"04 Mar 2026 8:00 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1772611204\"><br \/>\n                            04 Mar 2026 8:00 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/indian-wells-open-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-backed-final\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fatp-tour%2Findian-wells-open-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-backed-final\" class=\"!text-info 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aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Carlos-Alcaraz-Jannik-Sinner-Shanghai-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured L-R: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                ATP Tour stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will continue their domination of men\u2019s tennis with former American stars Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey believing it is a forgone conclusion that they will reach the Indian Wells Open final.<\/p>\n<p>World No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-has-raised-the-bar-and-jolted-the-sport-like-no-other\">Alcaraz is unbeaten so far in 2026<\/a> as he won the Australian Open and Qatar Open while No 2 Sinner has been slightly off colour as he lost in the semi-final at Melbourne Park and the quarter-final in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>But there is no doubt that the top two players in the world are the favourites at every tournament they enter, as they played in six finals last year, including the French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and ATP Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Seven-time Grand Slam winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> and four-time major champion Sinner can once again only meet in the final in Indian Wells as they are on the opposite sides of the draw.<\/p>\n<p>On the Nothing Major podcast with John Isner, former world No 21 Johnson asked: \u201cI think on the men\u2019s side it\u2019s just, can the domination continue from Alcaraz?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill he lose a set? Will he lose a match? Is Sinner kind of back to where he was at the end of last year, competing at the end of these tournaments?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Indian Wells Open News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/indian-wells-draw-carlos-alcaraz-novak-djokovic-jannik-sinner\">Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner learn their fate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/indian-wells-2026-withdrawal-list-dubai-medvedev-rublev-khachanov\">Indian Wells Open withdrawal list: 15 players out as Medvedev, Rublev, Khachanov could follow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He then went a step further when he gave his prediction for the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re going to see an Alcaraz-Sinner final. On hard courts, these guys are just very good,\u201d he said. \u201cSinner\u2019s been there for a few days already practicing, getting ready. They want to win here. It\u2019s a big, first Masters Series event of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The American added: \u201cI don\u2019t see anybody outside of those two guys winning it. It\u2019s hard to pick against them at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is a two-time champion in California as he won the title in 2023 and 2024 while last year he was beaten in the semi-final by eventual champion Jack Draper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a>, of course, didn\u2019t feature in 2025 as he was serving his three-month ban following his failed doping tests in March 2024 while he was beaten by Alcaraz in the last four in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson continued: \u201cI don\u2019t see Draper kind of coming from nowhere to get another title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The duo do enjoy playing on hard courts and conditions and former world No 11 Querrey said: \u201cEvery surface favours Alcaraz and Sinner. It doesn\u2019t matter anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Alcaraz will have an edge on the Indian Wells courts, he replied: \u201cYes, I think so. It\u2019s gritty, it\u2019s high-bouncing. I think Sinner\u2019s a little better when the ball\u2019s right in his zone. For Alcaraz, he works the kick serve around a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-WVAVve\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-quiz-type=\"poll|mpu\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Wells Open: \u2018We\u2019re going to see a Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner final\u2019 Shahida Jacobs 04 Mar 2026 8:00 AM ATP Tour stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. 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