BNP Paribas Open—Indian Wells, California
Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner improved to 13-0 in 2024 on Friday on the BNP Paribas Open, defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0.
By no means in hassle in the course of the match, Sinner will subsequent face No. 25 Jan Lennard Struff or Borna Coric.
Elsewhere, No. 10 seed Alex de Minaur continued his stellar season by ousting Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-2, and can tackle No. 20 seed Alexander Bublik or Juncheng Shang within the subsequent spherical.
No. 22 seed Francisco Cerundolo and No. 31 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime additionally superior in snug style.
Nonetheless to come back on Friday, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will look to make the spherical of 32 towards Matteo Arnaldi. The Spaniard has not gained a event since Wimbledon final summer time.
On the ladies’s aspect, prime seed Iga Swiatek breezed by Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-0 and can tackle Camila Giorgi or Linda Noskova within the subsequent spherical.
Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova picked up a much-needed win over Bernarda Pera, and can subsequent play Marta Kostyuk or Mai Hontama.
Different ladies’s winners on the day included: Angelique Kerber, Yulia Putintseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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Second-round outcomes:
Jannik Sinner (3) Defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0Alex de Minaur (10) Defeats Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-2Francisco Cerundolo (22) Defeats Alexander Shevchenko 6-2 3-1 RET.Felix Auger-Aliassime (31) Defeats Fixed Lestienne 6-4, 6-1
