Grigor Dimitrov was eliminated in the round of 16 of the $13 million Masters tennis tournament in Indian Wells.

The Bulgarian lost 1:6, 1:6 to No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) in 74 minutes of play. Before this match, Dimitrov achieved victories with 6:3 6:4 over the Portuguese Nuno Borges and over Gael Monfils (France) with 7:6(4) 4:6 7:6(2).

This was the sixth match between the two, with Alcaraz already having a 4-2 lead. Before today's loss, Dimitrov had achieved two consecutive victories against Carlitos. This was the 15th consecutive victory for Alcaraz at Indian Wells, who won the tournament in 2023 and 2024.

The match was played in a very strong wind, and Dimitrov was clearly not feeling his best after the grueling three-hour battle against Monfils. The Bulgarian allowed five breaks in the match, and in turn failed to break Alcaraz's serve. | BGNES