Jack tamed his strokes nicely and hit 19 winners and 16 unforced errors. Joao stayed on 11 winners and sprayed 31 errors, mostly from his wayward forehand. The Briton led 15-11 in service winners and took charge from the baseline, winning 38 of 57 points.

Stefanos Tsitsipas passed the first obstacle at the Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells. The 8th seed defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 27 minutes, extending his winning streak following the Dubai Open crown.

The top seed Alexander Zverev embraced a short Indian Wells campaign. World no. 2 faced Tallon Griekspoor in the second round and experienced a tough 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 defeat to Tallon Griekspoor in three hours and seven minutes.

American men's tennis star Ben Shelton reached a new career high in Monday's latest rankings. Shelton moved up two spots to become the World No. 12 in the ATP Rankings. Meanwhile, Jack Draper slid down two spots to take the No.

Indian Wells has traditionally been one of the slowest of the big hard-court events, and has remained so across a general quickening in hard-court surfaces across the ATP and WTA tours in the last few years. The move could quicken things up in California, as happened at the Miami Open when it switched to Laykold in 2023.

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Nick Kyrgios retired from his first-round match at the BNP Paribas Open, sending Botic van de Zandschulp through to the next round. The Dutchman led 7-6 (7-5), 3-0 when Kyrgios could not continue due to a right wrist injury.

Florida-based ATP Flight Schools, which trains airline pilots, is planning to open new, expanded training centers at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township and at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport.

Belgian tennis player Zizou Bergs is on the rise and could soon be ranked in the world's top 50, but jet-setting around the planet pursuing his career throws up an awkward conundrum.

Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia survived a day of upsets at the Dubai Tennis Championships, moving to the second round after a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.