Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the fourth round at the Indian Wells on Sunday as the Spaniard beat Felix Auger-Alisassime by 6-2 6-3.
Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas secured 6-3 6-4 and 6-3 6-3 victories over Jan-Lennard Struff and Frances Tiafoe too.
Iga Swiatek breezed past Linda Noskova by 6-4 6-0 in the women's singles draw.
Creating ALL the pace 🚀@carlosalcaraz cranking an inside-out 103mph forehand 😊#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/RViw90DTBk
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 10, 2024
Alcaraz has mentioned that he has completely taken the last year's triumph in this tournament out of his mind in a bid to win the crown the second straight time this year.
"I think the first thing that you have to do if you want to defend the title is you forget about you won the title last year. It's about being yourself, being at 100% every day if you want to do a good results here," Alcaraz said.
10.8 - In completed matches, 10.8% of her total sets at WTA level have seen Iga Swiatek win by a score of 6-0. Only four players in the Open Era with 50+ such sets have a higher rate - Ann Jones, Chris Evert, Margaret Court and Steffi Graf. Wow.@iga_swiatek @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/QHACmsmq0Z
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) March 10, 2024
The Spaniard also touched upon his ankle injury, which had forced him out of the Rio Open last month. He explained that it hasn't been an issue in the Indian Wells so far.
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"I'm not going to say I forget about it, but in matches, I forget all about it," he added. "I'm moving very well. I don't think about the ankle in matches, in training. But off the court, of course, I have to take care of it."
First Published: Mar 11, 2024 6:50 PM IST
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