INDIAN WELLS, California — Emma Raducanu advanced to the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells for the first time as she battled her way to a 6-1 2-6 6-4 win over 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
World number one Iga Swiatek said she is still prone to moments of chaos during matches but is pleased with the way she is able to overcome them following her hard-fought victory over Bianca Andreescu to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.
Andy Murray’s run ended with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 loss to 21-year-old Jack Draper.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, joining defending champion Taylor Fritz in the fourth round.
Former NBA players Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash sat in the front row to see Alcaraz advance in the Southern California desert, where he was a semifinalist a year ago. The 19-year-old from Spain can return to the world’s No. 1 ranking by winning the title here.
The fourth-seeded Fritz routed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2. Fritz served four aces and won 88% of his first-serve points against the 30th-seeded Baez from Argentina.
“I´m trying to take it like it´s any other tournament, but it is pretty tough to not know that I´m defending a title,” Fritz said. “I´m getting constantly reminded of that.”
Murray’s run ended with a loss to Jack Draper. “I´ve looked up to Andy since I was so young,” Draper said.
“I watched him win Wimbledon for the first time in 2013 and then I´ve had the opportunity to get to know him and practice with him often since 2019. He´s a really special person, a great champion and a great human being, and it was a privilege to play against him on this court.”
“The last 45 minutes was tough,” Wawrinka said. “I had the match in control and was playing well. I was putting a lot of pressure – I should have won the match way before.”
Wawrinka reached the fourth round at Indian Wells for the first time since 2017, when he lost in the final. He turns 38 next month.
“All my career I know only one way,” Wawrinka said. “To keep fighting, working, pushing myself and stay positive. I am super happy with the win.”
No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime avoided the upset bug and beat Francisco Cerundolo, 7-5, 6-4.
In women’s action, top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
“I´m glad that I got the chance to play under pressure a little bit more, and see how I am going to cope with that,” Swiatek said on court.
No. 4 Ons Jabeur lost to Marketa Vondrousova, 7-6 (5), 6-4, and No. 5 Caroline Garcia outlasted Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
Qualifier Varvara Gracheva knocked out No. 8 Daria Kasatkina, 6-4, 6-4.
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