Novak Djokovic was stunned by world No. 123 Luca Nardi in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Monday as the Italian secured a remarkable 6-4 3-6 6-3 win.
German tennis stars Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber have reached the round of 16 at the tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California. Olympic champion Zverev beat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 at the Masters tournament on Sunday. Zverev had to fend off five set points in the first set against Griekspoor, but won the tie-break. The 26-year-old will next face Alex de Minaur from Australia. Jan-Lennard Struff, on the other hand, was eliminated. The 33-year-old had no chance again
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner cruised into the last of the Indian Wells Masters along with Germans Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber on Sunday. Alcaraz said he played "almost a perfect match" as he made short work of Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, 6-2, 6-3, setting the tone with seven straight games from 2-1 down to take the opening set and go 2-0 up in the second. In-form Sinner meanwhile dispatched Germany's Jan-Lennard in straight sets as well
Top seed Novak Djokovic overcame a second set hiccup to reach the third round of the Indian Wells Masters on Saturday night, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 over Aleksandar Vukic. Five-time winner Djokovic needed 2 hours 10 minutes to beat his stubborn Australian opponent in his first match at the Californian venue since 2019. It was his 400th match win in a Masters event, with only injured Rafael Nadal ahead with 406 wins. "Five years is quite a long time for a professional tennis player but at the same time pla