Indian Wells Masters LIVE: Chilean Cristian Garin’s aggressive play overwhelmed Casper Ruud at Indian Wells on Sunday as the qualifier upset the third seed 6-4 7-6(2) to book a spot in the last 16. Garin pounded 27 forehand winners and fought off a second set comeback attempt to dispatch the struggling Norwegian, who has yet to win consecutive matches this season. Follow Indian Wells Masters 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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California Dreamin’ 🤩@Garin_Cris takes out World No. 4 Casper Ruud to advance at the @BNPPARIBASOPEN#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/OCBGaIDQUE
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 12, 2023
“I’m so happy with the way that I played,” said Garin. “I played so aggressive the whole match, even in the second set when I was leading 3-1 and lost those games I kept playing aggressive.”
With the win Garin, a former top 20 player now ranked 97th, improved his career record against Ruud to 3-1.
“Casper is one of the players I really, really like on the tour so it’s very special to me,” said the Chilean.
Ruud is still searching for the sensational form that saw him make the finals of the French Open and U.S. Open and soar up the rankings last year. Garin will next face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov 6-3 1-6 6-4.
German 12th seed Alexander Zverev dug deep to beat Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5 1-6 7-5 despite admitting he was not at his best.
Still alive in the desert 🔥
Alexander Zverev fights really hard and beats Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5 1-6 7-5 to reach the Indian Wells Masters R4 for the 3rd time in his career
Going step by step, he’s now up to #26 in the live race (+18) pic.twitter.com/mBGGQW2lrt
— Mario Boccardi (@marioboc17) March 12, 2023
“To be honest I thought he played much better than me throughout the match,” said Zverev. “That’s just the way it is sometimes… This is tennis, one or two points can decide a match and I’m happy that I won those points.”
Britain’s Cameron Norrie, seeded 10th, fought back to beat Japanese player Taro Daniel 6-7(5) 7-5 6-2 as the 2021 champion looks to add a second Indian Wells title to his collection.
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