Alcaraz drubs Shapovalov, women aces advance
INDIAN WELLS — Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz powered past in-form Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 on Monday to continue his march toward a rare Indian Wells ATP Masters three-peat.
World No. 4 Taylor Fritz, the Indian Wells champion in 2022, said he “just stopped making super random mistakes” to turn things around in his 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.
Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4, ending the run of the Dutch lucky loser who toppled 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the second round.
While upsets have claimed men’s top seed Alexander Zverev, fourth seed Casper Ruud and No. 6 Djokovic, the top five women’s seeds are all safely into the fourth round after victories for world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, third-ranked Coco Gauff and fifth-ranked Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
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