Indian Wells delivered a busy Thursday with veteran star Venus Williams knocked out, No. 2 seed Hubert Hurkacz sent packing, and a strong group of Americans pushing through the opening round.
Scroll down for more from a busy Indian Wells Day 2 results.
Crush & Rush News: ATP & WTA Entry Lists
Stay ahead of the draw. Get the definitive look at the field before the first ball is struck.
Notable losses
- Venus Williams lost to Diane Parry, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1
- Hubert Hurkacz lost to Aleksandar Kovacevic, 7-6, 7-6
- Sofia Kenin lost to Katerina Siniakova, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6
- Magda Linette lost to Ashlyn Krueger, 1-6, 4-6
- Jennifer Brady lost to Antonia Ruzic, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6
- Peyton Stearns lost to Solana Sierra, 5-7, 5-7
- Matteo Arnaldi lost to Mackenzie McDonald, 0-6, 1-6
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard lost to Kamil Majchrzak, 3-6, 6-1, 5-7
Americans who advanced
- Sebastian Korda def. Francisco Comesana, 7-5, 6-0
- Aleksandar Kovacevic def. Hubert Hurkacz, 7-6, 7-6
- Alex Michelsen def. Daniel Merida, 6-3, 6-4
- Mackenzie McDonald def. Matteo Arnaldi, 6-0, 6-1
- Ashlyn Krueger def. Magda Linette, 6-1, 6-4
- Taylor Townsend def. Marie Bouzkova, 6-2, 6-1
- Hailey Baptiste def. Emiliana Arango, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Kayla Day def. Francesca Jones, 6-3, 6-1
- Katie Volynets def. Rebecca Sramkova, 6-1, ret.
Expert Picks. 100% Transparency.
Stop guessing and start following a proven process. Get today’s top analysis and see exactly how our methodology performs.
Real results. Real data. No hype.
Other men’s results
- Grigor Dimitrov def. Terence Atmane, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
- Vit Kopriva def. Michael Zheng, 7-6, 7-5
- Nuno Borges def. Emilio Nava, 7-6, 7-5
- Roberto Bautista Agut def. Fabian Marozsan, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
- Jacob Fearnley def. Damir Dzumhur, 6-3, 6-3
- Sebastian Baez def. Chun-Hsin Tseng, 6-3, 6-2
- Benjamin Bonzi def. Valentin Royer, 6-4, 6-3
- Juan Manuel Cerundolo def. Botic van de Zandschulp, 7-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
- Alexander Shevchenko def. Sho Shimabukuro, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Rinky Hijikata def. Francesco Maestrelli, 7-6, 6-4
- Alejandro Tabilo def. Rafael Jodar, 6-1, 6-2
Other women’s results
- Solana Sierra def. Peyton Stearns, 7-5, 7-5
- Katerina Siniakova def. Sofia Kenin, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Diane Parry def. Venus Williams, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1
- Antonia Ruzic def. Jennifer Brady, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Lilli Tagger def. Varvara Gracheva, 6-2, 6-4
- Donna Vekic def. Tereza Valentova, 7-6, 7-6
- Cristina Bucsa def. Darja Vidmanova, 6-4, 6-0
- Sonay Kartal def. Lanlana Tararudee, 6-4, 6-4
- Storm Hunter def. Magdalena Frech, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Anna Bondar def. Elsa Jacquemot, 7-6, 7-5
- Laura Siegemund def. Petra Marcinko, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Thursday’s results gave the tournament its first real shake-up, especially with Hurkacz out early on the men’s side and Venus Williams’ return ending in a three-set defeat.
Friday promises another action-packed day of tennis as the second round begins at 11 am local time.
Phil Naessens is a tennis betting analyst and former tennis coach with decades of experience in player development and match analysis. He is the founder of Crush Rush News and host of the Crush & Rush Tennis Podcast, focusing on price-first betting strategy, market efficiency, and transparency in sports wagering.
