Australia’s Alex de Minaur falls short against Alexander Zverev while former world No 1 Wozniacki advances to first quarter-final since 2019
Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 6-3 at Indian Wells in his bid to be the first player to defend the title since Djokovic in 2016.Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 6-3 at Indian Wells in his bid to be the first player to defend the title since Djokovic in 2016.raced into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a straight-sets win over Fabian Marozsan in Indian Wells.
Hungarian Marozsan, 24, came into the match with a rare winning head-to-head record against Alcaraz, having beaten him on the Rome clay last year in their only previous meeting, one of the shock results of the season.The Wimbledon champion quickly went about taking his revenge, winning four games in a row from 3-2 down to take the first set.
“Honestly I was nervous before the match, playing against someone who beat you, let’s say easily, it was difficult for me to approach the game,” Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. “But I’m happy with the win. Today I knew better what I needed to do than in Rome.” Zverev took down Australian Alex de Minaur after he lost the first set before coming back to win 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
After her match, Wozniacki said she will have to play her “best tennis to compete” with Swiatek. “I think I have obviously commentated some of her matches,” she said. “I know how she’s playing. Obviously she’s playing good tennis, playing powerfully. I practised with her as well a few times after I have come back, during the US Open as well. I know how she plays, but it’s one thing knowing how she plays and also playing against her in a full match.
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk defeated Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-1, while Russian Anastasia Potapova defeated Italian Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 0-6, 6-3.
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