No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka was on the sked, as was Australian Open champion Madison Keys in her first match since that long-awaited major title.

Coco Gauff was also in action – not against Emma Raducanu, which had been awaited – but against more obscure Japanese player Moyuka Uchijima. And even then, she barely got through.

Amanda Anisimova losing to Belinda Bencic was only a mild upset

And then a match between two height-impaired players – No. 6 Jasmine Paolini and young American wild card Iva Jovic. At least that wass a fair fight. And it was close.

Leylah Fernandez, the No. 27 seed, met Jaqueline Cristian and needed three hours to lose from a winning position. Very disappointing.

ATP Tour – Saturday, March 8, 2025 final results

(Indian Wells is three hours behind ET).

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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour) 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  March 5 – 16, 2025
Prize Money: $8,963,700
Draws: S96 – D32

Saturday, March 8, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round

Canadian content

Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def [27] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 57 76 (5) 63

 

Upsets

[LL] Sonay Kartal (GBR) def [16] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 62 61

[WC] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def [17] Amanda Anisimova (USA) 64 67 (3) 61

Polina Kudermetova (RUS) def [20] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 75 62

Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def [30] Magdalena Frech (POL) 63 75

 

Seeds advancing

[1] Aryna Sabalenka (RUS) def McCartney Kessler (USA) 76 (4) 63

[3] Coco Gauff (USA) def Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 64 36 76 (4)

[5] Madison Keys (USA) def Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 63 60

[6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [WC] Iva Jovic (USA) 76 (3) 16 63

[10] Emma Navarro (USA) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 36 61 76 (3)

[12] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Sofia Kenin (USA) 36 75 64

[13] Diana Shnaider (RUS) def [WC] Alycia Parks (USA) 61 61

[19] Donna Vekic (CRO) def Elina Avanesyan (ARM) 63 63

[24] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. [PR] Caty McNally (USA) 76 (8) 64

[28] Elise Mertens (BEL) def [Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 64 75

[29] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 60 63

 

 

Doubles, first round

[1] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 62 46 [10-7]

[4] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) / Clara Tauson (DEN) 76 (4) 64

[5] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (JPN) 64 64

 

Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) def Jiang Xinyu / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) 64 76 (7)

 

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