Carlos Alcaraz advances to Indian Wells final, eyes No. 1 ranking

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat 11th-seeded Jannik Sinner 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on Saturday to move within one win of grabbing the No. 1 spot in the world rankings.

The 19-year-old Spaniard will face Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final. Medvedev, seeded fifth and ranked sixth in the world, dispatched American Frances Tiafoe in the other semifinal Saturday, wi