Carlos Alcaraz maybe wasn't even joking about buying a house in Indian Wells as the Spaniard revealed that the reason behind his viral message was loving so much the peacefulness of the Californian desert.

Carlos Alcaraz explained how the Nike SB Dunk Low became his "lucky" sneakers for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Alcaraz is now just the third player to make four consecutive semifinal appearances at Indian Wells, following Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Those three are also the only men to win 16 consecutive matches at this event, and Alcaraz is seeking to join Djokovic and Federer as the only ones to win the title here three consecutive times.

World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is safely through to his fourth consecutive Indian Wells quarter-final. The 21-year-old faced Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round and produced a convincing 6-1, 6-1 triumph in an hour and 14 minutes.

The 21 year-old Alcaraz is bidding to become the youngest player to win three consecutive singles titles at any ATP Tour event — and just the third to do it at Indian Wells after Roger Federer (2004-06) and Novak Djokovic (2014-16).

I think I just played a decent match or a good match with those conditions.” Victory for Alcaraz was a 16th straight win in Indian Wells for the Spaniard, who is the two-time

Second seed Carlos Alcaraz eased past Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-1 to reach a fourth consecutive quarter-final at Indian Wells on Thursday.