Carlos Alcaraz 'motivated' by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal's ability to win titles straight after injuries

Carlos Alcaraz says he has been inspired by how Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal quickly get back to winning titles after suffering injuries. Alcaraz is through to the semi-finals of Indian Wells after a straight sets win over Felix Auger-Aliassime and will play Jannik Sinner next as the Spaniard bids to win the third Masters title of his career. Ad Last month, Alcaraz won his first title since last November in Buenos Aires after more than three months out with abdominal and hamstring injuries.

At the end of February, he withdrew from Acapulco with a hamstring strain. ATP Indian WellsAlcaraz gets first win over Auger-Aliassime, Sinner edges past defending champ Fritz6 HOURS AGO Alcaraz says he looks to 22-time Grand Slam champions Djokovic and Nadal for motivation when they return from injury setbacks. «I look to the big players, Djokovic or Rafa, when they are coming from an injury and probably they have a great percentage to win the tournament after an injury,» the 19-year-old told reporters.

«I looked at them a little bit when I was injured, you know, training. They motivated me to play a good game after an injury in the first tournaments. »I was surprised when I won Buenos Aires, but right now, I'm not surprised at it." Alcaraz gets first win over Auger-Aliassime, Sinner edges past defending champion Fritz 'How is this possible?' — Medvedev shocked that Nadal, Federer have 'haters' Alcaraz takes on Sinner in the last four in California just six months after beating the Italian in a five-set epic in the US Open quarter-finals en route to winning his maiden Grand Slam title.

Alcaraz and Sinner have played each other four times before with both players winning two matches each. The world No. 2 says Sinner pushes him «to