Carlos crowned Indian Wells king, reclaims No.1 ranking

Russian fifth seed Medvedev, who was looking to add another title to the ones he collected in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai over the last month, was unable to stop the bleeding and had no answer for the Spaniard's brilliance the rest of the way.

Alcaraz broke to love in the first game of the second set and held at love for a 2-0 lead as a resigned Medvedev dropped 10 consecutive points.

The hard-hitting Spanish teenager kept dragging Medvedev from corner to corner and consolidated another break for a commanding 4-0 lead while barely breaking a sweat as he closed out a seemingly stress-free victory in 70 minutes without facing a break point.

The victory marked the third ATP Masters 1000 trophy for 19-year-old Alcaraz, who became the youngest world No.1 last September when he won the US Open and held that spot for 20 weeks until Djokovic reclaimed it in January.