Carlos Alcaraz defeated Cameron Norrie, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the semifinals of Indian Wells.
In doing so, he broke yet another tennis record.
Alcaraz is now the youngest player to have reached five consecutive Indian Wells semifinals
Carlos Alcaraz breaks Rafael Nadal’s Indian Wells record
The 22-year-old has been a semifinalist at the last five Indian Wells tournaments.
- 2022 Indian Wells – Lost in SF to Rafael Nadal
- 2023 Indian Wells – Champion
- 2024 Indian Wells – Champion
- 2025 Indian Wells – Lost in SF to Jack Draper
- 2026 Indian Wells – SF vs Daniil Medvedev
Reaching the semis in 2026 at 22 years old, Alcaraz became the youngest player to make the last four in California five years in a row.
| Player | Five consecutive Indian Wells semifinals | Age at fifth consecutive Indian Wells semifinal |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 2022-2026 | 22 years, 303 days |
| Rafael Nadal | 2006-2010 | 23 years, 290 days |
| Novak Djokovic | 2011-2015 | 27 years, 302 days |
Alcaraz is no stranger to breaking ‘youngest-ever’ records, as he did the same at the Australian Openthis year.
Winning his first title down under, Alcaraz became the youngest player to complete the Career Grand Slam.
The 22-year-old will be pleased to have reached another Indian Wells semifinal, but he’ll know there is still a job to be done.
Who stands between Carlos Alcaraz and a third Indian Wells title?
Alcaraz is back in the Indian Wells semis, but who will he need to beat to take the title?
2026 Indian Wells men’s singles semifinals
- [1] Carlos Alcaraz vs [11] Daniil Medvedev
- [4] Alexander Zverev vs [2] Jannik Sinner
First up for Alcaraz is a tricky test against the in-form Medvedev.
The Russian has won his last eight matches on tour, picking up the Dubai Tennis Championships title recently.
Alcaraz does, however, have a winning head-to-head record against Medvedev and beat him in back-to-back Indian Wells finals.
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev’s head-to-head record
| Match | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 2024 China Open – SF | Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 2024 Wimbledon – SF | Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2024 Indian Wells – SF | Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 7-6, 6-1 |
| 2023 ATP Finals – RR | Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2023 US Open – SF | Daniil Medvedev | Carlos Alcaraz | 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2023 Wimbledon – SF | Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2023 Indian Wells – F | Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2021 Wimbledon – 2R | Daniil Medvedev | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 |