Daniil Medvedev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will take on each other in the quarter-finals matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 16.
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Tournament favorite Daniil Medvedev has been in the form of his life recently having won three consecutive tournaments. He has made it to the later stages of the majority of the tournaments he has played in the last couple of months. He lost to Sebastian Korda at the Australian Open in the third round after beating Millman and Giron in the first two matches. At the Paris Masters, he lost to de Minaur in the opening round itself, and at the ATP World Tour Finals, he failed to register a single win. At the Vienna Open, his time finally came as he lifted the trophy after beating the likes of Shapovalov, Dimitrov, Sinner, Thiem, and Basilashvili. At the Rotterdam Open, he lifted the title beating the likes of Sinner, Dimitrov, Davidovich Fokina, Van de Zandschulp, and Auger-Aliassime. After that, he also lifted the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships. In the ongoing Indian Wells, he beat Nakashima in the first-round matchup by 6-4, 6-3, and in the round of 32 matchup, he beat Ivashka by 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. He beat Zverev in the last-round matchup by 6-7, 7-6, 7-5.
23rd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hasn’t been in good touch lately and has been losing all the recent tournaments he has played in. He will be adamant to make a change in fortune and perform well at the Indian Wells. He couldn’t make it past the second stage mark in most of his last tournaments, losing to Halys at the Open Sud De France, and to Tommy Paul at the Australian Open. He made it to the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International 2 thereby losing to Bautista Agut after beating the likes of Millman, and Nakashima. His bad performances went on as he saw himself get knocked out of the Paris Masters and Swiss Indoors in the first round itself. At the Qatar Open, he made it to the quarter-finals getting knocked out by Auger-Aliassime. In the ongoing Indian Wells, he beat Wu Yibing in the first-round matchup by 4-6, 1-6 and in the round of 32 matchup, he beat Khachanov by 3-6, 6-1, 4-6. He beat Garin in the last-round matchup by 6-3, 6-4.
| Daniil Medvedev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | March 16, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Tournament | Indian Wells Masters |
| Stage | Quarter-Finals |
| Time (India) | 3:30 A.M. |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| A. Zverev | 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 (W) |
| I. Ivashka | 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 (W) |
| B. Nakashima | 6-4, 6-3 (W) |
| A. Rublev | 6-2, 6-2 (W) |
| N. Djokovic | 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| C. Garin | 6-3, 6-4 (W) |
| K. Khachanov | 3-6, 6-1, 4-6 (W) |
| Y. Wu | 4-6, 1-6 (W) |
| A. Rublev | 6-1, 6-7, 6-7 (L) |
| M. Jaziri | 2-6, 0-6 (W) |
Daniil Medvedev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina have faced each other twice in the past with Medvedev winning both matches.
Daniil Medvedev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will take on each other in the quarter-finals matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 16.
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