Attendees included tennis superstars, celebrities, and die-hard fans to see the match between Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, 28, and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, 20. It was a contest between personalities and playing styles that differed.
Still, it was always clear that Alcaraz was the fan favorite. There was jubilant cheering in the crowd when he emerged victorious, 7-6, 6-1. Alcaraz endeared the desert, as he has done many times over the world.
Medvedez lost to 19-year-old Alcaraz in the BNP Paribas final in 2023, 6-3, 6-2.
“It’s definitely your court, you like it here,” Medvedev said to the winner during this year’s prize ceremony. Bravo to you and your group. You’re doing wonderfully, so keep going in this direction and maybe one
