Beijing time, March 15: The BnP Paribas tennis tournament in Indian Wells, USA, in the early morning of Beijing time, ended a third round of competition for the men's singles. The 21st Grand Slam Championship No. 4 seed Spanish king Nadal defeated the 27th seed Of England Evans in two straight sets to advance to the fourth round. The victory of this match is Nadal's 400th ATP Masters main game victory continues to be the first in history, and Nadal's unbeaten start of the new season has also increased to 17 games to equal the record held by Federer and Sampras for third place in history. The new World No. 1 Russian player Medvedev was reversed by the French veteran Monfils in three sets, so that Djokovic will return to the world number one next week. Let's take a look at the latest news from the tennis arena.
Today is the sixth matchday of the main event, and according to the schedule, the third round of the men's singles upper half and the women's singles lower half is arranged. The first match played on the 1st course was played by the top seed of the ST World First Tournament, Russian player Medvedev, against the 26th seed France veteran Monfils. The two have met twice before, and both sides have won one game each, and before the game, all parties were optimistic that Medvedev would win. The match began at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time today, and after the game began, the two did not have much temptation to start a confrontation, and Medvedev took advantage of the first set of the game with the advantage of one more break to win the first set 6-4. After entering the second set, Monfils adjusted his form to pull back a set 6-3 to bring the game into the decider. In the tiebreaker battle, Monfils was in full control of the game to play 6-1 and won the game to advance to the next round. The defeated Medvedev ended his first race after reaching the top of the world, and because of this result, he will return the world number one position to Djokovic next week. Monfils will face 19th seed Spain's Alcaraz in the next round, who swept compatriot Agut in today's match.
Today's second match on Stadium 1 takes place between 21st Grand Slam Champions Tournament No. 4 seed Spain King Nadal and No. 27 seeded English player Evans. The two have met Nadal twice before to win all, and before the game, all parties were optimistic that Nadal could easily win. The game began at 5 a.m. Beijing time today, and after the game began, Evans entered the form quickly and took the lead and took a 4-2 lead. Nadal did not panic and adjusted in time to achieve two breaks to take the initiative in the first set 7-5. After entering the second set, Nadal took full control of the game and won another set 6-3 to win the game and advance to the next round. In the next round, Nadal will take on 17th seed U.S. player Operka, who reversed today's game against 13th seed Canada's Shapovalov.
The win was Nadal's 400th career win in the ATP Masters series, and his first win dates back to the 2003 Monte Carlo Masters. The total number of wins at Indian Wells has increased to 56, making it The Hardfield Masters with the most wins by Nadal. The 400 wins also put Nadal in the first place in the history of Masters wins, with Federer's 381 wins and Djokovic's 374 wins in second and third place, and fourth with Murray's 219 wins. Meanwhile, with the win of this game, Nadal also raised the unbeaten record at the beginning of the season to 17 games, which also equaled the record set by Federer in the 2018 season and Sampras in the 1997 season and tied for third place in ATP history. The top two are Djokovic's 41-game winning streak in 2011 and his 26-game winning streak in 2020.
In today's other matches, the No. 5 seed Greece Yi brother was reversed by the United States' Brooksby in three sets, and the No. 8 seeded Norwegian player Ruud lost to the Australian player Kyrgios with a wild card in two 4-6 scores. Together with Zverev Jr. who was out yesterday and Djokovic Djokovic, who retired from the tournament, there is only nadal left in the men's singles top five seeding table. The 10th seed, Italy's Sina, and the defending champion's No. 12, Britain's Nori, both defeated their opponents in three sets to advance to the round of 16.
Nadal continues to stag the legend of immortality at this age, this record will continue, and we will continue to pay attention to the coverage of the game for everyone.