Monfils
On March 14, local time, the ATP Indian Wells Masters began the third round of the men's singles competition, the world's first Medvedev lost to the French star Monfils 6-4/3-6/1-6, which also means that Medvedev will lose the throne next week, and Djokovic will return to the world number one.
"I'm in good shape right now." In a post-match interview, Monfils said: "I am well aware that I am in good physical condition at the moment and that beating me is a difficult thing to do. And being able to win a victory from the world number one is always very special. ”
Medvedev said after the game that he didn't get his best out of shape: "I have a chance to regain world number one again in Miami, and I'm generally in better shape in Miami, so I'll try to get good results there." I keep saying that when I'm at my best, it's very difficult to beat me. But the hardest thing in tennis is to stay in good shape all the time, and that's why the Big Three can dominate, because no matter what kind of situation, what kind of court, they can win a lot of championships, win some crazy games, so I need to keep improving. ”
Alcaraz
Monfils' opponent in the fourth round will be Spanish adept Alcaraz, who swept compatriot Agut 6-2, 6-0.
Nadal
21-time Grand Slam champion Nadal continued to soar, beating English player Evans 7-5, 6-3 to extend his winning streak this season to 17 consecutive wins, the 400th ATP 1000 Masters-level victory of espanyol's career.
Speaking about his performance after the game, Nadal said: "I need to show better in the next game, but today's game has been a slight improvement from the last game. This is very important because the next game will be a bitter battle. Nadal's opponent in the fourth round will be homegrown cannon Operka, who defeated No. 13 seed Shapovalov in a 6-7 (4)/6-4/6-4 reversal.
In other matches, No. 5 seed Tsitsipas lost 6-1, 3-6, 2-6 to local player Brooksby, and No. 10 seed Sinar defeated French player Bunzi 7-6 (5)/3-6/6-4.
(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)