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Carlos Alcaraz and his team have changed their opinion on Indian Wells’ surface

In recent days, an incessant debate has begun over the Indian Wells tournament organizers’ decision to change surface after 25 years. According to the first rumors, the courts should have become more similar to those of the Miami Open and the US Open (faster and with lower bounces than in past editions).

However, players who have held their press conferences these days have expressed very different opinions when questioned on the subject. Some have argued that the surface is much faster than in the past, while other tennis players such as Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev have said that there is no difference from previous years.

Fans and insiders thought that this change would especially hurt the champion of the last two editions – Carlos Alcaraz – who had played exceptional tennis in both 2023 and 2024 (lifting the trophy in both cases).

The former world No.1 loved the previous surface of Indian Wells and – during his press conference – he confessed that he did not understand the reasons behind this change.

Alcaraz practiced well

According to reports from ‘MARCA’ – after carrying out his first practice session in California – Carlitos and his team would have noticed that the surface is identical to that of past years (just as slow due to the roughness).

The young Spaniard’s debut in the first Masters 1000 of 2025 is already set for Saturday 8 March against the winner of the match between French ace Quentin Halys and Spanish veteran Pablo Carreno Busta.

The 4-time Grand Slam champion has recorded two quarterfinals and a title won in Rotterdam at the start of the season, good results but not exceptional for a player of his caliber.

The 21-year-old from Murcia has still failed to overtake Alexander Zverev in second place in the ATP ranking, despite the German ace achieving disastrous results in February. Indian Wells and Miami will also be fundamental for Carlitos to shorten the gap to World No.1 Jannik Sinner.