Indian Wells reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to the last 16 of the Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells in emphatic fashion after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-3. The match lasted nearly an hour and 20 minutes.
The Spaniard, second seeded in the tournament's main draw, broke the Canadian's serve four times to book a place in the next phase. There he will face unseeded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, 58th in the world.
Jannik Sinner also qualified for the 1/8-finals. The Australian Open champion and third seed overcame Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets and his next challenge is No. 16 Ben Shelton. Alexander Zverev (6), Alex de Minaur (10) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (11) also recorded victories, with Zverev and De Minaur will be playing against each other.
However, Tsitsipas' opponent in the round of 16 will not be the fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev, who lost to the representative of the Czech Republic Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 4-6. /BGNES
