Indian Wells, March 10 -- Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down to defeat France's Arthur Rinderknech 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Monday.
The World No. 1 recovered from a difficult start, where he trailed by a set and an early break, before turning the match around with a dominant finish to extend his unbeaten run in the 2026 season to 14-0, as per the ATP Tour website.
"He was playing his best tennis in the first and the beginning of the second set. For me it was really difficult," Alcaraz said after the match. "I got in trouble, to be honest, but I'm really happy with the way I dealt with everything. I stayed strong mentally and tried to do things a little di...