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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The women’s doubles final wen first. Which, unlike the men, went more or less according to form with the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds going all the way to the final day.

In the men’s singles semifinal, a blockbuster opener with the two hottest young stars of the game – Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner – going up against each other with the winner assured of being No. 2 in the world come Monday. It looked grim for Alcaraz, but then, he rallied as Sinner faded.

And in the second, No. 4 Daniil Medvedev got a stern test from American Tommy Paul, the No. 17 but very much at home on the slow, gritty desert courts. Until an untimely ankle roll in the second-set tiebreak, it looked to go to the American. And then, it didn’t.

(Indian Wells is three hours behind EDT)

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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: ATP Tour 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: March 6-17, 2024
Prize money: $12,418,990 / $9,258,080
Draws: S96 / D32

Saturday, March 16, 2024
Final results

Women’s doubles final

1. [1] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def. [3] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 63 64

Men’s singles, semifinals

[2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def. [3] Jannik Sinner (ITA) 16 63 62

[4] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. [17] Tommy Paul (USA) 16 76 (3) 62

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