Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved into the fourth spherical at Indian Wells on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Third seed Jannik Sinner additionally superior with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jan-Lennard Struff whereas eleventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat dwelling hope Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-3.
Within the girls’s draw, world primary Iga Swiatek powered previous Czech Linda Noskova 6-4, 6-0.
Spaniard Alcaraz, who subsequent performs Fabian Marozsan, stated one of many keys to defending his title was to place the earlier yr’s victory out of his thoughts.
“I feel the very first thing that you must do if you wish to defend the title is you overlook about you gained the title final yr,” stated the 20-year-old.
“It’s about being your self, being at 100 per cent each day if you wish to do an excellent outcomes right here”.
Alcaraz additionally stated the ankle harm which pressured him to withdraw from the Rio Open final month was not a difficulty throughout his matches.
“I’m not going to say I overlook about it, however in matches, I overlook all about it,” he added. “I’m shifting very properly. I don’t take into consideration the ankle in matches, in coaching. However off the courtroom, after all, I’ve to handle it.”