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Updated Tuesday, March 12, 2024-07:27
Tenis Alcaraz - Marozsan: schedule and where to watch the Indian Wells match on TV
Indian Wells Alcaraz destroys Auger-Aliassime and firmly enters the round of 16
Twenty years old and a 'lucky loser', the Italian
Luca Nardi
(n.123) gave a historic shock this Monday by eliminating
Novak Djokovic
(n.1) in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters 1,000.
The day in the Californian desert was also marked by the victories of the Dane
Holger Rune
and
Taylor Fritz
, in the men's circuit, and of the Belarusian
Aryna Sabalenka
and
Coco Gauff
in the women's circuit.
Luca Nardi beat Djokovic, five-time champion of this tournament, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 after entering the main draw as a 'lucky loser' despite his defeat in the qualifications against the Belgian
David Goffin
.
The Italian became the fourth lowest-ranked player to beat a world number one.
The record belongs to the Spanish
Francisco Clavet
, who beat the Australian
Lleyton Hewitt
in 2003 in Miami.
Djokovic came to this event after a hard-fought victory against the Australian
Aleksandar Vukic
, which allowed him to reach 400 wins in his career in the 1,000 Masters.
Nardi will face the American Tommy Paul
(n.17) in the round of 16
, who triumphed 6-4, 6-4 against the Frenchman Ugo Humbert (n.14).
For his part, the Russian
Daniil Medvedev
(no. 4) had to make every effort to beat the American
Sebastian Korda
(no. 29) in two hours and 31 minutes by 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
His next rival will be the Bulgarian
Grigor Dimitrov
(no. 13).
Rune, number seven in the world, also qualified for the round of 16 after winning 6-2, 7-6(5) against Italian
Lorenzo Musetti
.
A demanding duel now awaits him with Tayor Fritz, champion of this tournament in 2022, who eliminated the Argentine
Sebastián Báez
with authority .
Fritz barely needed 68 minutes to beat Báez, a rival against whom he had won the previous three, all on a fast surface.
Báez, recent champion in Santiago de Chile, had fallen against Fritz last year at this point in this same tournament.
This Tuesday will be the time for the Spanish
Carlos Alcaraz
, number two in the world and defending champion, who will face the Hungarian
Fabian Marozsan
, 58th in the ranking and against whom he lost in the only precedent between the two in Rome 2023.
On the women's circuit, Coco Gauff won 6-2, 7-6 (5) against the Italian
Lucia Bronzetti
and added her eighteenth consecutive victory in her country.
He did it with more trouble than expected and problems on serve and with his forehand, but Gauff continued his brilliant streak in the United States, where he won the last three tournaments he played in, in Washington, Cincinnati and the United States Open.
Gauff, number three in the world and who will turn 20 next Wednesday, in the round of 16 will face the Belgian
Elise Mertens
, who defeated the Japanese
Naomi Osaka
, champion of this tournament in 2018.
The winner of the last Australian Open, Aryna Sabalenka, also advanced, beating Britain's
Emma Raducanu
6-3, 7-5 .
Sabalenka needed one hour and 36 minutes to beat Raducanu, a player who is ranked 250 in the world, but who reached number 10 and won the United States Open in 2021.
Her rival in the round of 16 will be the American
Emma Navarro
(n.23).