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.<\/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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767418027_359_atp-no-1-club-banner-article.jpg\")
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