Alex Michelsen caused one of the surprises of Indian Wells 2026 by eliminating the 2022 champion and one of the contenders to go far: Taylor Fritz. The American defeated his compatriot (6-4, 7-6) thanks to his great serve. In the press conference following his victory, he spoke about what it means to defeat Fritz: "To beat someone like Taylor, you have to go out there and have a lot of energy. I think that's also my style. I'm one of those guys who shows a bit more energy, a bit more positivity and negativity, in both ways. And then the match strategy was to try to take away his strengths, because he's very good at hitting the ball, scoring a lot of points. I was just trying to take that away as much as I could," confessed the American before facing Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16.
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