Taylor Fritz says he is at "80 percent" health-wise but also acknowledges that he expected to have some tough matches early on in Indian Wells after dealing with injury issues last month.
In the third round of the 2025 ATP 1000 Indian Wells Masters, 9th seed Alex De Minaur showcased extraordinary skill and concentration. He handily defeated the 21st seed, Hubert Hurkacz, with a commanding score of 6-4,
Five-time champion Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Saturday, falling in his first match to lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp as two-time defending champ Carlos Alcaraz advanced.
Grigor Dimitrov will compete in the last 16 in Indian Wells for the fourth time in the previous five years. The Bulgarian faced his great friend Gael Monfils in the third round and prevailed 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in three hours and one minute.
The Indian Wells Masters continues into the second week with a host of big matches to savour on Monday. In the men's game, British star Jack Draper continues his tournament against Jenson Brooksby in the Round of 32. Lucky Loser Botic van de Zandschulp – who defeated Novak Djokovic at the weekend – faces Francisco Cerundolo.
In other matches, 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.
Holger Rune produced his best performance of the season at the BNP Paribas Open, where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round to snap the Greek star's seven-match winning streak.
Novak Djokovic suffered his third successive defeat after bowing out of Indian Wells via a shock loss to Botic van de Zandschlup.
Daniil Medvedev advanced to the fourth round at the 2025 Indian Wells Open after Alex Michelsen was forced to retire just 10 minutes into their maiden meeting on Sunday due to illness.