09/03/2026

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W ORLD NO. 1 Carlos Alcaraz swept past Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third ro und of the Indian Wells ATP Masters in California yesterday as Novak Djokovic battled back for a three-set victory over Kamil Majchrzak. Spain’s Alcaraz was untroubled by the former world No. 3 from Bulgaria, pushing his perfect 2026 match record to 13-0 in just 66 minutes. World No. 1 into third round as Djoker fights through

Alcaraz on cruise control

tournament,” he said.

Djokovic, a five-time Indian Wells champion who has struggled in recent years, had to grind for two hours and 12 minutes to subdue 57th ranked Kamil Majchrzak of Poland 4 6, 6-1, 6-2. “In general just really happy with the things that I’ve done today,” said Alcaraz, whose Australian Open triumph made him the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. “I love being here so much, I think that’s why I’m just playing relaxed, playing calm, chilling,” he said. Although he shares the record for most Indian Wells ATP titles with Swiss great Roger Federer, Djokovic

has found the early going in California anything but relaxing in recent years. “Kamil is a very solid player,” Djokovic said. “He doesn’t have tremendous power, but he has every shot in the book and he was not afraid to come in and take the ball early. “He played a tremendous first set. I kind of reset and started feeling the ball better,” Djokovic added. It was an especially satisfying win for Djokovic, who lost is opener last year to Dutch

“So just glad to overcome a

challenge.”

Britain’s Jack Draper launched his title defence with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. Draper halted Alcaraz’s bid for a rare Indian Wells three-peat in the semifinals last year before beating Holger Rune in the final. That victory launched his rise to fourth in the world but he returned to California in rebuilding mode again after an arm injury forced him to cut short his 2025 season.

lucky loser Botic van de Zandshculp and fell to lucky loser Luca Nardi in the third round in 2024. “It’s kind of hard to find my A-game, particularly at the beginning of the

“To come out and play the level I’m playing after the injury I had, I am really proud of that,” said Draper, who made his return to the tour in Dubai last week. – AFP

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Carloz Alcaraz in action yesterday. – REUTERSPIC

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