The Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa began the Indian Wells event with drive this Saturday, in a day that additionally recorded the victories of the Polish Iga Swiatek, primary within the WTA rating, and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and the Italian Jannik Sinner , within the ATP circuit.
The Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa began the Indian Wells event with drive this Saturday, in a day that additionally recorded the victories of the Polish Iga Swiatek, primary within the WTA rating, and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and the Italian Jannik Sinner , within the ATP circuit.
In his return after the hamstring harm that value him the ultimate of the Rio event, Alcaraz, first favourite within the Californian desert, beat Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-3.
The Murcian, winner of the US Open and the 1,000 Masters in Miami and Madrid final yr, began a event shining that would restore him to first place on the planet rating. To attain it, Alcaraz, a semifinalist final yr, must be topped champion.
He's the primary favourite in Indian Wells because of the lack of the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who couldn't enter the USA resulting from his refusal to be vaccinated towards the coronavirus.
Alcaraz will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, quantity 36 on the planet, within the third spherical, who eradicated Argentine Guido Pella this Saturday in two units determined within the tiebreaker. On the horizon, the Murcian has an appointment towards a British veteran like Andy Murray or the younger expertise Jack Draper.
Additionally begin for Badosa, champion of this event in 2021, who beat her compatriot Nuria Párrizas 6-2, 7-5. Badosa, world quantity 22 and Indian Wells champion in 2021, wanted one hour and 38 minutes to defeat Párrizas (n.88) within the first match between the 2 on the WTA circuit.
The 2 Spanish gamers had solely met as soon as earlier than, ten years in the past in Sant Jordi, when Badosa additionally triumphed in two units (7-5 and 7-5).
Within the subsequent spherical, Badosa will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina, with whom she has a optimistic document of 4 victories in 5 matches.
Spanish tennis misplaced Pablo Carreño this Saturday, who withdrew from the event earlier than his match towards Andy Murray, and Pedro Martínez, who couldn't beat Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime (7-6(5) and 6-4).
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