The Indian Wells Masters semi -final between Alcaraz and Sinner was delayed for 3 hours because it rained

Today 17/3, the focus of the felt ball village is the semi -final of the men's singles indian Wells Masters 2024. Of which, the competition between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner received more attention. This is considered a new 'super classic' match, when Alcaraz and Sinner are the top two young tennis players of the world.

According to the original schedule, this match will take place at 3:00 am this morning (Vietnam time). In the first set, when Sinner was temporarily leading 2-1 after about 17 minutes of play, the match was delayed about 20 minutes due to the small rain. Sinner and Alcaraz left the field at 1:56 pm (local time).

The Indian Wells Masters semi -final between Alcaraz and Sinner was delayed for 3 hours because it rained - Photo 1
The Indian Wells Masters semi -final between Alcaraz and Sinner was delayed for 3 hours because it rained

After that, the two players returned to the yard and started to boot. However, they could not play because the yard was still wet. The organizers must use a combination of rubber brushes and blowers to dry the yard.

This time, the match was delayed for up to 3 hours. It was not until 4:49 pm that Sinner and Alcaraz launched again. The match took place normally at 4h56.

The competition between Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner is considered to be balanced. In the past, they met 8 times, and each player had 4 times to win. Alcaraz is the championship of the tournament, while Sinner has just been crowned in Australia and has a series of 16 consecutive victories.

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