INDIAN WELLS (USA) (ITALPRESS) – Jannik Sinner’s journey to the “BNP Paribas Open”, the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, the first of the season, scheduled for the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (mountains of 9.415.725 dollars): the number 1 blue dominated 6-1 6-1 the Czech Dalibor Svrcina, number 109 Atp. “I feel I’m mentally at a good time – Sinner said – I’m calm, relaxed. But I’m also very happy to compete. We’ve worked a lot, a lot of hours in the field, a lot of hours in the gym. I’m trying to become a little stronger physically. We did double sessions, practically no days off.” The number 2 of the world will now face the Canadian Denis Shapovalov (number 39 ATP), which exceeded 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) the Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, serial number 29 head, arrived in Indian Wells after winning the first title Atp in Rio. Beating the Canadian, Sinner will match the 96 wins in the Masters 1000 by Fabio Fognini, the Italian with several matches won in this category of tournaments since 1990, when they were introduced in the Atp calendar. The South Tyrolean and Shapovalov will meet for the third time: the Canadian defeated him in the first round of the Australian Open 2021, Sinner beat him in the third round of the US Open 2025. Frances Tiafoe will be the opponent of Flavio Cobolli in the third round. The U.S., serial number 21, has imposed itself in the star derby and stripes against Jenson Brooksby for 6-4 6-2. Tiafoe won two of the three matches played against Cobolli but won him in the recent Acapulco final played last Sunday.
In the complicated but winning female debut for Jasmine Paolini. On the Italian night the 30-year-old of Bagni di Lucca, number 7 of the ranking and seeding, entered the race directly in the second round, beat in reassembly for 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3, after two and a half hours of struggle, the Austrian Anastasia Potapova, number 91 Wta. The difference in favor of the blue has made it above all a greater solidity to the service: 5 ace (and only one double foul), 64% first in the field with 65% of the points conquered besides a 54% of points won also with the second. The Paolini will find the Australian Alja Tomljanovic, number 85 Wta, who eliminated Chinese Wang Xinyu for 6-3 6-1, number 30 of the ranking and seeding. The blue won in two sets the only precedent with the 32-year-old of Croatian origins (born in Zagreb), played in the second round on the land of Roland Garros in 2025. The path of Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff begins on the right foot in the “BNP Paribas Open”. Both byes in the first round, the Belarusian number one of the liquid world 6-4 6-2 the Japanese Himeno Sakatsume while the Gauff, the fourth favorite of the board, imposes itself for 6-3 7-5(5) on the Uzbeka Kamilla Rakhimova. Forward also Amanda Anisimova, sixth head of series, which sets Anna Blinkova 5-7 6-1 6-0, and Naomi Osaka, winner of the 2018 edition, who ticks 7-5 6-2 on Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva.
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