![]() Stefanos Tsitsipas was beaten 7-6 (0), 4-6, 7-6 (5) by Aussie Jordan Thompson in second-round play at the BNP Paribas Open. Other seeded players joining Azarenka on the sidelines were No. Muchova is back after injuries curtailed her last year. Karolina Muchova beat two-time Indian Wells champion Victoria Azarenka, 7-6 (1), 6-3 while attacking the net in swirling wind conditions. Eighth-seeded Daria Kasatkina beat Tatjana Maria, 6-2, 6-1. 5 Carolina Garcia outlasted Dalma Galfi, 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4. “Like some things that were working in the past weren’t working today, and I adapted.” Because Magda played at a really high level,” Raducanu said. Linette, a semifinalist at the Australian Open, got an early service break, but Raducanu jumped on her serve and tied it, 5-all, before forcing the tiebreaker. 10 Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the third round with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Pedro Martinez.Įmma Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Draper has lost just eight games through his first two matches of his Indian Wells debut. “Obviously it was a tough match today, especially in the beginning I was a little bit tight,” Sinner said on court.Īnother 21-year-old, Draper, beat No. The 21-year-old Sinner fired 20 forehand winners against the 36-year-old veteran. ![]() Jannik Sinner defeated Richard Gasquet, 6-3, 7-6 (2). “Hopefully I can keep pushing myself up the rankings, keep building that confidence, and maybe get a few more straightforward draws, as well,” Murray said. Murray had just 18 unforced errors to 35 for Albot, and never faced a break point on his serve while firing six aces. He’s an incredible player and it was an extremely tough first match to come out and play, so I’m happy to get through it.”Īndy Murray beat Radu Albot, 6-4, 6-3 in his first straight-set victory of the year to set up a third-round match with Jack Draper. “I was ready for it, I just had to regroup, just find a way and problem solve. “I expected him to come out serving bombs, playing well,” Fritz said. Taylor Fritz, the defending men’s champion, rallied past former NCAA singles champion Ben Shelton, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. 1 spot for the first time since January if he wins the title. Alcaraz reached the semifinals in the desert last year and could return to the No. “I had so many matches that were going my way in last couple of weeks that I know what to do.”Ĭarlos Alcaraz, the second-ranked men’s player, defeated qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6-3, 6-3. “Tactically and tennis-wise, everything was on point,” she said. She lost just seven points in the first set. 1 ranking nearly a year ago, won 6-0, 6-1. Swiatek, the defending champion who took over the No. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Claire Liu in 65 minutes to win her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic plays his first match since winning the Australian Open, on Tuesday against Czech qualifier Tomas Machac. He lost to Daniil Medvedev, who is seeded third in Dubai. Murray, the 2017 Dubai winner, pulled out of the event and cited a sore hip after toiling to reach the Doha final on Saturday. “These kind of matches are extremely important for me right now,” Zverev said. Zverev is still waiting to win consecutive matches this year in his comeback from an ankle injury. Lehecka won their first matchup in January in Sydney, and beat Rublev in Doha last week before blowing five match points against Andy Murray. Rublev next faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who beat Malek Jaziri in straight sets in the Tunisian’s last pro match.Īlso, Alexander Zverev beat Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The second-seeded Rublev then reeled off 11 of the next 13 games. Krajinovic, who turned 31, raced 5-2 ahead. Andrey Rublev began his Dubai Championships title defense by spoiling Filip Krajinovic’s birthday when he won 7-5, 6-2.
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