Musetti was competing for the first time since he was forced to retire from his Australian Open<\/a> quarter-final against Novak Djokovic<\/a> with a psoas muscle injury when leading by two sets to love. Returning to the Tour in California, the 24-year-old committed 26 unforced errors and showed signs of rustiness against Fucsovics, who is into the third round in Indian Wells for the second time.<\/p>\n The Hungarian played with high intensity and capitalised on a misfiring performance from the Italian to improve to 4-35 against Top 10 opponents, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. Fucsovics\u2019 previous Top 5 win came against Daniil Medvedev<\/a> at Roland Garros<\/a> in 2020, with this his first Top 10 victory on a hard court.<\/p>\n The No. 56 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Fucsovics will next meet Arthur Fils<\/a> after the Frenchman advanced when Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic<\/a> retired. Fils, who returned to Tour last month following a back injury, was leading 6-2, 3-2.<\/p>\n In other action, for a large period, eighth seed Ben Shelton<\/a> appeared on course to join fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> in an early exit from the ATP Masters 1000 event. However, the 23-year-old American staged a comeback to secure a hard-fought 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-3 victory against Reilly Opelka<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shelton came within two points of defeat when he trailed 4\/5 in the second-set tie-break. Yet Opelka faltered at the crucial moment, losing both points on his serve to hand Shelton a lifeline. The lefty later took a tumble while serving for the match at 5-3 in the third set, slipping as he hit a volley. Nevertheless, Shelton quickly recovered, regained his composure and eventually sealed the win after two hours and 13 minutes, during which he appeared physically unwell and struggled to find his normal infectious energy.<\/p>\n \u201cI think every week we go through something, maybe not at full 100 per cent,” Shelton said. “Just happy to be through to the next round, that I went out there and gave myself a chance to compete and get a win against a tough opponent, especially on a court like this.”<\/p>\n The Top 10 star, who advanced to the quarter-finals in Indian Wells last year, will next face Learner Tien<\/a>. The reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion leads Shelton 1-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n![\"\u201cATP\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768144283_348_atp-no-1-club-banner-article.jpg\")
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