Indian Wells 2024 Day 5 Recap: Alcaraz and Sinner Sweep into Last 16

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner maintained their semi-final collision course on the 2024 BNP Paribas Open as each males made serene progress into the fourth spherical on the Tennis Gardens.

First to progress was Carlos Alcaraz, who outclassed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-3 earlier than Jannik Sinner joined him with a cushty 6-3 6-4 win towards Jan-Lennard Struff.

Different seeds to progress included Sascha Zverev, Alex de Minaur and Stefanos Tstisipas, who all gained by means of in straight units.

Nonetheless, Jiri Lehecka dispatched fifth seed Andrey Rublev, who made an earlier-than-predicted exit. The total outcomes from day 5 in Indian Wells are beneath.

Day 5 2024 BNP Paribas Open Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Alcaraz Dominates Aliassime

Carlos Alcaraz made a repeat of final 12 months in Indian Wells as he proved too robust for Felix Auger-Aliassime with a 6-2, 6-3 win.

The Canadian, as soon as billed because the inheritor to Roger Federer’s throne on the prime of males’s tennis, given their shared birthday, was outclassed by the defending champion. He solely gained 54% behind his first serve.

Alcaraz peeled off seven straight video games from 1-2 within the first set. As soon as he had the lead, his tennis was free-flowing and by no means in peril of being damaged en path to the win. 

Alcaraz will subsequent face Fabian Marozsan, who shocked him final 12 months on the Rome Masters.

I feel he didn’t get that many factors together with his serves. I feel he lives together with his serve. I put nearly each return in, taking part in the purpose. I felt that I used to be higher than him from the baseline. I put some good factors on the court docket, and I feel it went nicely. I performed aggressively with fewer errors. I feel it was nearly an ideal match for me. Alcaraz on his win over Auger-Aliassime.

Sinner Extends Successful Streak

Jannik Sinner made gentle work of Jan-Lennard Struff of their first assembly, cruising to a 6-3, 6-4 victory and lengthening his profitable streak to 17 matches.

Whereas the 2 had practised collectively in Monte Carlo, they’d by no means met on tour, and the Italian dominated all through. He countered Struff’s aggressions with loads of his personal and was superior in all areas, together with the serve.

Sinner will face Ben Shelton within the spherical of sixteen after the American got here by means of a difficult three-setter towards Francisco Cerundolo.

I attempted to take some confidence and clearly tried to serve very nicely below strain, which I did very nicely at present. I knew that he’s an enormous server and going for photographs, so I attempted to remain as aggressive as he was. Sinner on dealing with Struff for the primary time.

Tsitsipas Makes Fourth Spherical

It was the primary top-20 win of the season for Tsitipas as he took out Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-3 in a single hour and 18 minutes.

Tsitsipas has not too long ago fallen out of the highest 10 for the primary time since 2019 and hasn’t fairly been capable of finding his finest tennis, however he was in wonderful kind towards the patchy Tiafoe, consistently placing him on the defence because of his heavy forehand and having one in all his finest returning days in current reminiscence.

It’s a part of the entire expertise being exterior of the highest 10. That’s what you subscribe to, not being inside these high-ranked guys. That’s what comes with it. After all, I’m ready for it, for any circumstance, and any new opening or something completely different that may happen in my profession, I simply try to face it nearly as good as I can and take care of it every day. Tsitsipas on his drop in kind.

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