The dust has settled on the Indian Wells Masters men's singles finals, and looking back at the two semi-finals, let's see how this year's final four list differs from last year's.
Last year's Final Four: Fritz, Dimitrov, Bashirashvili, Norrie
This year's final four: Fritz, Nadal, Alcaraz, Rublev
And it happened to be in the quarter-finals. Dimitrov was eliminated by Rublev and Nori was knocked over by Alcaraz, both missing out on this year's final four.
Seeing this, many people have to ask: Fritz, who dares to enter the final four for two consecutive years, is the most stable state among these four people?
In fact, if you want to talk about the recent winning streak, except for the Americans, the other three people can say a lot (the relevant data is as of the semi-finals):
Nadal: 19 consecutive wins
Needless to say, who would have thought this season that he would have played the best start in his career in 22 years?
Not only did he win the Australian Open again after many years, but he also won three championships in one place, namely Melbourne, Australian Open and Acapulco.
Coupled with the consecutive victories over Koda, Evans, Opelka and Kyrgios at the Indian Wells Masters, he set a winning streak in one fell swoop.
Rublev: 13 consecutive wins
Nadal's little fan, Rublev, did not hesitate to let go. After a slump at the beginning of the season, the Russians began to play strongly.
His winning streak began with Rotterdam's semi-final defeat to Aliassim, and he moved to Marseille, where he won the title immediately. Subsequently, he traveled to Dubai and won the 500 race again.
Not only did he achieve the feat of winning the championship back-to-back, but he also continued to write his own history of "King of 500 Matches".
Alcaraz: 10 consecutive wins
With a winning streak, Alcaraz has reached the top twenty in the world. You know, at the same time last year, he didn't even win a tour.
Last year's Rio Open was his first tour, and this year, he has already beaten clay master Schwarzerman in this tournament. He has a very strong upward momentum and has also performed well at the Indian Wells Masters.
In the quarter-finals against big brother Agut, he actually eliminated the "three brothers" in two straight sets, and he said bluntly after the game: This is the best game of my career.
In the quarter-finals, facing defending champion Nori, the Spaniard also scored two straight sets without mercy.
Although some people's winning streaks are destined to end, being able to achieve more than 10+ consecutive wins is a remarkable state in itself, and with it comes trophies and points. Congratulations! (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)