On Monday, March 14, the nineteenth seed Carlos Alcaraz Garfia will square off against the fifteenth seed Roberto Bautista Agut for a spot in the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters 2022.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Roberto Bautista Agut: Match Details
- Tournament: Indian Wells 2022
- Match: Carlos Alcaraz vs Roberto Bautista Agut
- Round: Third Round
- Date: March 14, 2022
- Venue: Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.
- Surface: Hardcourt
- Prize Money: $54,400
Carlos Alcaraz vs Roberto Bautista Agut: Preview
The 18-year old Carlos Alcaraz has been displaying tremendous strength and stability in his game since the begging of the year. He started 2022 with a bang, winning the Next Gen ATP finals and then grabbing the Rio Open title after breezing through his semifinals and finals, beating Fabio Fognini (6-2, 7-5) and Diego Schwartzman (6-4, 6-2).
He also made it to the third round of the Australian Open, losing to Matteo Berrettini in a tough and exhausting five-setter (2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7). And now in the Indian Wells, the Spaniard as a seeded player directly faced Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. Beating the American in straight sets (6-3, 6-3), Alcaraz moved on to the round of 32.
Similar to the teenager, Roberto Bautista Agut also had a very fruitful start this year; emerging as the runner-up in the ATP Cup and then grandly winning the Qatar Open against Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-3, 6-4) in straight sets.
However, he couldn’t repeat this in the Dubai Tennis Championship leading to his loss in the second round to the Czech player Jiří Veselý (2-6, 4-6). As the fifteenth seed, the Spaniard directly faced J.J.Wolf, defeating him in an intense three-setter (6-3, 6-7, 7-5).
