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Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first Indian Wells title without dropping a set! The season's opening Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells has been reserved for the greatest names in tennis since 1990. The ATP Tour leaders, including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, have had great success in the desert.

The Swiss and the Spaniard gathered seven Indian Wells titles combined, three of which came without losing a set. Federer and Nadal were the only players to wrap up a perfect title in Indian Wells before Alcaraz joined them last week.

Federer won the Indian Wells title without losing a set in 2005 and 2017, standing as the only player who achieved that feat twice. Nadal joined his great rival with a flawless performance in 2007, and Alcaraz followed their number with his incredible run in the previous ten day

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It was flawless