Jannik Sinner`s 19-match winning streak ended with a three-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday in Indian Wells, where the "grateful" Italian was already analyzing how to be better. Spain`s Alcaraz, the defending champion in the prestigious ATP-WTA Masters event, rallied after dropping the first set for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sinner. Not only did he book a return trip to the final, he denied Sinner`s bid -- at least for now -- to grab the world number two ranking for the first time. 

Sinner, whose 16-0 start to the year included his maiden Grand Slam title and a victory at Rotterdam, said he wasn`t too concerned about the end of a winning streak that stretched to last year. "I don`t think so much about that," the 22-year-old said. "I`ve been positive throughout this winning streak, positive even now, because, I lost in the semis of Indian Wells, which is still a great result.