Carlos Alcaraz Has Made It To The Quarter Finals
Carlos Alcaraz, the Defending champion, has made it to the last eight of the BNP Paribas Open 2025 following his win over Grigor Dimitrov. Alcaraz is the 2023 and 2024 winner at the Indian Wells. In the other matches, Taylor Fritz’s campaign came to an end following his loss against Jack Draper. Australia’s top seed, Alex de Minaur was also knocked out from the last 16 of the competition.
Carlos Alcaraz eases past his Bulgarian opponent
Carlos Alcaraz has been inconsistent for a year but when he is at his best then no one can beat him. The Spaniard has shown some good form recently. He is heading towards his third consecutive Indian Wells Open tournament win. The youngster faced Grigor Dimitrov in the last 16. Carlos eased past his opponent with a 6-1, 6-1 win.
The Spanish sensation converted five break points in the match. His first serve was the key to his success. Carlos dominated the match and will face Argentine, Francisco Cerundolo in the next round.
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Cerundolo beats Aussie opponent
No. 9 seed, Alex de Minaur was up against No. 25 seed Francisco Cerundolo in the Round of 16. The Argentine proved to be a tough customer for his Australian opponent. He took the first set 7-5 and wrapped up the match with a 6-3 win in the second set. Both players struggled a bit on the first serve. One of the reasons why Argentina won was the break-point conversion. Cerundolo earned seven break points and he converted six. De Minaur, on the other hand, earned 14 break points but converted only three.
Jack Draper ends Taylor Fritz’s challenge
No. 3 seed, Taylor Fritz was up against No. 13 seed, Jack Draper. The American reached the US Open final last year and the quarter-final of the Australian Open 2025. However, he couldn’t repeat his form against Draper. Jack won the match 7-5 and 6-4. He broke three times and only allowed Taylor to win one break point in the entire match. Draper will now face another American, Ben Shelton in the next round.
Ben defeated fellow American, Brandon Nakashima in straight sets. The first set went into a tiebreaker that ended with a score of 8-6. This was followed by a 6-1 win in the second set.
Upsets in the women’s division
Aryna Sabalenka booked her place in the last eight with a straight-set win over Sonay Kartal. The former US Open and Australian Open champion won 6-1 and 6-2. But other top seeds failed to make it to the last eight.
Coco Gauff suffered a shock defeat against Belinda Bencic. The American won the first set 6-3 but lost the next two 6-3 and 6-4.
Jasmine Paolini was also knocked out in the Round of 16 by Liudmila Samsonova. The Italian was outclassed in the first set as she failed to take a single point against her opponent. She lost the second set 6-4. Samsonova will face Sabalenka in the last eight of the competition.
