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Two Canadians up as Félix Auger-Aliassime made his 2026 debut, and against veteran star Gaël Monfils, in his final Indian Wells. It had its moments but eventually Auger-Aliassime prevailed.
As did Denis Shapovalov, in a third-set tiebreak over Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Sinner and Zverev on the stadium. And through with no fuss.
And, notably, both Andrey Rublev (due to play Canadian Diallo) and Karen Khachanov, who should have played Friday along with the rest of the bottom half of the draw, have been given an extra day.
(Indian Wells is 3 hours behind ET)
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Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: ATP 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: March 4 – 15 2025
Prize Money: $9,415,7255
Draws: S96 – D32
Friday, March 6, 2026
Final results
Singles, second round
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Canadian Content
Denis Shapovalov (CAN) def [29] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 63 26 76 (5)
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Upsets
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def [5] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 75 61
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Tight ones
[8] Ben Shelton (USA) def Reilly Opelka (USA) 67 (3) 76 (4) 63
[12] Jakub Mensik (CZE) def Marcos Giron (USA) 75 76 (4)
[15] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 36 63 64
[25] Learner Tien (USA) def Adam Walton (AUS) 76 (3) 76 (8)
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Seeds advancing
[2] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def. [Q] Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) 61 61
[4] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 63 64
[18] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def. [WC] Zachary Svajda (USA) 76 (0) 62
[21] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Jenson Brooksby (USA) 64 62
[23] Tommy Paul (USA) def. Zizou Bergs (BEL) 62 61
[28] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) 63 64
[30] Arthur Fils (FRA) def. [Q] Dino Prizmic (CRO) 62 32 retd
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