As the ATP Indian Wells Masters progresses, key matchups will test players’ form and adaptability. From Taylor Fritz’s home-court edge to Carlos Alcaraz facing the unpredictable Denis Shapovalov, each battle presents unique challenges.

Alexander Zverev, the No. 1 seed at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, lost on Friday, and all eyes will now turn to top players such as Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic to see if they can avoid the same fate in their opening matches.

The first part can still happen, but Botic Van de Zandschulp put the brakes on the second, taking advantage of an out-of-form version of Djokovic to beat him 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the main stadium of a venue that has been anything but tennis paradise for Djokovic for some time.

All the remaining third round matches will be played on day 6 of the ATP BNP Paribas Open. This article features world No.10, Alex de Minaur as he takes on the dangerous, Hubert Hurkacz.

Novak Djokovic bemoaned “some awful mistakes” as he went down to a shock defeat against world No 85 Botic van der Zandschulp in Indian Wells.

Lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp recorded one of the biggest victories of his career by delivering a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over five-time champion Novak Djokovic on Saturday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells,