{"id":525874,"date":"2026-03-08T02:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/525874\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T02:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:35:16","slug":"tennis-atp-bnp-paribas-open-2026-djokovic-upends-majchrzak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/525874\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis, ATP \u2013 BNP Paribas Open 2026: Djokovic upends Majchrzak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak Djokovic overcame a disruptive start against world No 57 Kamil Majchrzak to advance to the round of 32 at the BNP Paribas Open.<\/p>\n

The Serbian 3rd seed struggled early with his timing before prevailing 4-6, 6-1, 6-2<\/a> in a physical Saturday night contest. He eventually mastered the desert conditions after a battle that tested both his tactical discipline and his recent competitive drive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Serbian icon finds spark to set up Aleksandar Kovacevic clash<\/p>\n

The victory propels Djokovic into a third-round matchup against American Aleksandar Kovacevic. Because Djokovic has famously struggled with his motivation and results in Indian Wells over the last few seasons, this successful comeback serves as a critical confidence builder. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hard for me recently to play my A-game,\u201d Djokovic admitted regarding his recent form and mental state. He noted that Majchrzak played a great first set while he struggled to find his rhythm. \u201cRight at the beginning of the second I kind of reset and started feeling the ball better. The crowd was amazing honestly for a first match in a packed court at Tennis Paradise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cthe wind here is one of the toughest on the tour\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic identified the unique desert environment as the primary driver behind his initial struggles. \u201cI find that the wind here is one of the toughest on the tour,\u201d he explained. He specifically highlighted how the gusting wind changes directions and creates immense tension for players who are not feeling the ball well. \u201cIf you are tight and not feeling the ball well, you are in big trouble. It is what happened for me in the first set and in the last couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n


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The match opened with Majchrzak dictating play through consistent baseline aggression. The Pole had momentum from a three-set win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and broke Djokovic early to secure the first set. However, the world No 3 responded by shifting his court position and increasing his margin for error.<\/p>\n

\u201cI managed to find the right game from the very beginning in the second and I did not look back,\u201d Djokovic concluded.<\/p>\n

Based on the most recent draw update from the provided documents, here is the list of Round 2 matches in draw order. Matches currently in progress or not yet started are marked accordingly.<\/p>\n

Indian WELLS Men\u2019s Singles \u2013 Round 2<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz (1) \u2013 Grigor Dimitrov: In Progress
Arthur Rinderknech (26) \u2013 Juan Manuel Cerundolo: 0-0 [WO]
Valentin Vacherot (24) \u2013 Nuno Borges: 7-5, 6-4
Casper Ruud (13) \u2013 Alexander Shevchenko: 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\n

Alexander Bublik (10) \u2013 Vit Kopriva (LL): Scheduled
Rinky Hijikata (Q) \u2013 Luciano Darderi (20): In Progress
Cameron Norrie (27) \u2013 Mackenzie McDonald: In Progress
Sebastian Korda \u2013 Alex de Minaur (6): In Progress<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic (3) \u2013 Kamil Majchrzak: 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Aleksandar Kovacevic \u2013 Corentin Moutet (31): 6-4, 6-4
Francisco Cerundolo (19) \u2013 Benjamin Bonzi (Q): 6-4, 6-7, 7-6
Jack Draper (14) \u2013 Roberto Bautista Agut: 7-6, 6-3<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev (11) \u2013 Alejandro Tabilo: Scheduled
Sebastian Baez \u2013 Jiri Lehecka (22): Scheduled
Ugo Humbert (32) \u2013 Alex Michelsen: Scheduled
Taylor Fritz (7) \u2013 Jakub Fearnley: Scheduled<\/p>\n

Marton Fucsovics \u2013 Lorenzo Musetti (5): 7-5, 6-1
Arthur Fils (30) \u2013 Dino Prizmic (Q): 6-2, 2-2 [RET]
Gabriel Diallo \u2013 Andrey Rublev (17): 6-7, 7-6, 6-3
Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) \u2013 Gael Monfils (WC): 6-7, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n

Flavio Cobolli (15) \u2013 Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-4, 6-3
Frances Tiafoe (21) \u2013 Jenson Brooksby: 6-4, 6-3
Brandon Nakashima (28) \u2013 Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 6-3, 6-4
Alexander Zverev (4) \u2013 Matteo Berrettini: 6-4, 7-5<\/p>\n

Ben Shelton (8) \u2013 Reilly Opelka: 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
Learner Tien (25) \u2013 Adam Walton: 7-5, 6-4
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (18) \u2013 Zachary Svajda (WC): 7-6, 6-2
Jakub Mensik (12) \u2013 Marcos Giron: 7-5, 6-1<\/p>\n

Joao Fonseca \u2013 Karen Khachanov (16): 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
Tommy Paul (23) \u2013 Zizou Bergs: 6-1, 6-3
Denis Shapovalov \u2013 Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
Jannik Sinner (2) \u2013 Dalibor Svrcina (Q): 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic overcame a disruptive start against world No 57 Kamil Majchrzak to advance to the round of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-525874","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\/525874","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=525874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}