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<\/p>\nDay 2 at Indian Wells brought the top half of the draw into action, with the round of 128 now complete and a solid day for the homegrown with four Americans moving into round 2.<\/p>\n
Grigor Dimitrov got payback on Terence Atmane just eight days after Acapulco, digging out a three-set win to book a marquee second-round date with top seed Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
The upset of the day belonged to Aleksandar Kovacevic, who outlasted Hubert Hurkacz in back-to-back breakers for his first-ever Indian Wells win and sent the Pole\u2019s slide deeper into the red.<\/p>\n
There was also a statement performance from California local Mackenzie McDonald, who absolutely blitzed Matteo Arnaldi, while Sebastian Korda kept rolling, and Kamil Majchrzak earned himself the \u201creward\u201d of a Novak Djokovic match-up.<\/p>\n
Up next: the Round of 64 begins on Day 3, but the schedule is lighter than expected. Only 14 matches are on the slate instead of the usual 16, with Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev arriving late from the Middle East swing, forcing a couple of knock-on adjustments to the order of play.<\/p>\n
Day Two 2026 BNP Paribas Open Round of 128 Results<\/p>\n
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Winner
\nLoser
\nScoreline<\/p>\n
Grigor Dimitrov
\nTerence Atmane
\n6-4, 5-7, 6-4<\/p>\n
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
\nBotic van de Zandschulp
\n7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3<\/p>\n
Nuno Borges
\nEmilio Nava
\n7-6(9), 7-5<\/p>\n
Alexander Shevchenko
\nSho Shimabukuro (Q)
\n6-4, 3-6, 6-2<\/p>\n
V\u00edt Kop\u0159iva (LL)
\nMichael Zheng (WC)
\n7-6(1), 7-5<\/p>\n
Rinky Hijikata (Q)
\nFrancesco Maestrelli (Q)
\n7-6(5), 6-4<\/p>\n
Mackenzie McDonald (Q)
\nMatteo Arnaldi
\n6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n
Sebastian Korda
\nFrancisco Comesana
\n7-5, 6-0<\/p>\n
Kamil Majchrzak
\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard
\n6-3, 1-6, 7-5<\/p>\n
Aleksandar Kovacevic
\nHubert Hurkacz
\n7-6(6), 7-6(4)<\/p>\n
Benjamin Bonzi (Q)
\nValentin Royer
\n6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n
Roberto Bautista Agut
\nFabian Marozsan
\n6-4, 6-7(2), 6-4<\/p>\n
Alejandro Tabilo
\nRafael Jodar (WC)
\n6-1, 6-2<\/p>\n
Sebastian Baez
\nChun-Hsin Tseng (Q)
\n6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n
Alex Michelsen
\nDaniel Merida (Q)
\n6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n
Jacob Fearnley
\nDamir Dzumhur
\n6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n
Key Matches<\/p>\n
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Grigor Dimitrov def. Terence Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-4<\/p>\n
Dimitrov avenged his recent loss to Atmane from Acapulco just eight days prior, rallying in a tight three-setter to set up a second-round clash with top seed and two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old Bulgarian started strong but dropped the second set after failing to convert any of seven break points at 5-5, leading to Atmane breaking him. Dimitrov recovered and stayed composed in key moments to close it out.<\/p>\n
Aleksandar Kovacevic def. Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(6), 7-6(4)<\/p>\n
A major upset in two tight tiebreaks, marking Kovacevic\u2019s first-ever win at Indian Wells and adding to Hurkacz\u2019s troubles with the Pole now on a five-match losing streak.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Korda def. Francisco Comesana 7-5, 6-0<\/p>\n
Korda, fresh off his Delray Beach title, extended his win streak to six with a dominant finish after a competitive first set. This marked his first hard-court Masters 1000 win since Miami last year. The American will next face sixth seed Alex de Minaur. Four Americans advanced overall on the day.<\/p>\n
Kamil Majchrzak def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-3, 1-6, 7-5<\/p>\n
Majchrzak battled back from dropping the second set to earn a second-round matchup with third seed Novak Djokovic, who returns from his Australian Open final run (lost to Alcaraz). Djokovic\u2019s first match since January, and I think on balance he will prefer Majchrzak over GMP.<\/p>\n
Other notables from Day 2<\/p>\n
Mackenzie McDonald (Q) def. Matteo Arnaldi 6-0, 6-1 \u2014 A dominant bagel-and-breadstick win for the qualifier.
\nJacob Fearnley def. Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 6-3 \u2014 Straight-sets advancement to face 2022 champion Taylor Fritz.
\nAlexander Shevchenko def. Sho Shimabukuro (Q) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 \u2014 Sets up a meeting with 13th seed Casper Ruud.
\nRoberto Bautista Agut def. Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-4 \u2014 Veteran grit in three sets.
\nSebastian Baez def. Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q) 6-3, 6-2 \u2014 Efficient progress for the Argentine.<\/p>\n
Highlights<\/p>\n
Indian Wells 2026 Day 3 Round of 64 Matches<\/p>\n
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(5) Lorenzo Musetti vs Marton Fucsovics
\nGael Monfils (WC) vs (9) Felix Auger-Aliassime
\n(8) Ben Shelton vs Reilly Opelka
\nJenson Brooksby vs (21) Frances Tiafoe
\n(18) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Zachary Svajda (WC)
\nMarcos Giron vs (12) Jakub Mensik
\n(15) Flavio Cobolli vs Miomir Kecmanovic
\nMatteo Berrettini vs (4) Alexander Zverev
\n(29) Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Denis Shapovalov
\nDino Prizmic (Q) vs (30) Arthur Fils
\n(28) Brandon Nakashima vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli
\nAdam Walton vs (25) Learner Tien
\nZizou Bergs vs (23) Tommy Paul
\nDalibor Svrcina (Q) vs (2) Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day 2 at Indian Wells brought the top half of the draw into action, with the round of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-523422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}