WTA Indian Wells: Wang Xinyu Suffers Another First-Round Exit, Struggles to Find First Singles Win in the Year of the Horse

On March 6 local time, the ATP/WTA 1000 Indian Wells tournament entered its third day of competition, with singles matches moving into the second round. Chinese player Wang Xinyu lost 3-6/1-6 to Australian player Tomljanovic, failing to advance to the round of 32.

Wang Xinyu Photo: Visual China

This match was only their second encounter, with their previous meeting dating back to the 2022 Nottingham grass court tournament. At that time, Tomljanovic's world ranking was significantly higher than Wang Xinyu's, and she won with two 6-4 sets. Wang Xinyu moved to North America after the Middle East season, previously playing in Austin as the No. 3 seed but was eliminated in the first round.

However, in this match, Wang Xinyu faced an opponent who had already played a round. The physical advantage of a seed's first-round bye反而 became a disadvantage in terms of form. Throughout the match, Wang Xinyu missed all eight break point opportunities, while her own serve was frequently broken. She ultimately lost 3-6/1-6 to her opponent, failing to secure her first win in the Year of the Horse. Wang Xinyu has no doubles plans for this tournament; her next stop will be Miami.

Wang Xinyu

On the doubles court, the Australian Open champions Zhang Shuai/Mertens faced the young pair Mboko/Andreeva. The match went to a deciding set tie-break, and the Shuai/Mertens组合 ultimately lost 4-6/6-4/8-10. Mboko also completed her "revenge" for the Australian Open doubles loss.

Other Women's Singles Second Round Results

Cirstea 6-2/7-6(0) [21] Schneider

Cristian 0-6/6-2/7-5 Joiant

Gauff 6-3/7-6(5) [Q] Rakhimova

Gibson 6-3/7-5 [11] Alexandrova

[23] Kalinskaya 6-4/7-6(4) Semmez

[10] Mboko 6-4/7-6(5) Birrell

[14] Noskova 6-3/6-3 Manero

[16] Osaka 7-6/6-2 Kasintseva

[7] Paolini 6-7(5)/6-2/6-3 Potapova

[25] Raducanu 6-1/6-3 [Q] Zakharova

[1] Sabalenka 6-4/6-2 [Q] Sakazaki姬野

[17] Tauson 7-6(9)/6-2 Putintseva

In men's singles, the biggest upset of the tournament so far occurred—No. 5 seed Musetti lost 5-7/1-6 to Hungarian veteran Fucsovics, failing to advance to the round of 32. Fucsovics' next opponent will be French youngster Fils, who, as the No. 30 seed, faced qualifier Prizmic. The match was at 6-3/3-2 when Prizmic retired due to injury.

No. 8 seed, American player Shelton, played a full three sets,最终 winning 6-7(3)/7-6(4)/6-3 against compatriot Opelka; in another American domestic clash, No. 21 seed Tiafoe won 6-4/6-2 against Brooksby,顺利 advancing.

Other Men's Singles Second Round Results

Shapovalov 6-3/2-6/7-6(5) [29] Etcheverry

[2] Sinner 6-1/6-1 [Q] Svrčina

[4] Zverev 6-3/6-4 Berrettini

[9] Auger-Aliassime 6-7(5)/6-3/6-4 [W] Monfils

[15] Cobolli 3-6/6-3/6-4 Kecmanović

Davidovich Fokina 7-6(0)/6-2 Švajda

[25] L. Chan 7-6(3)/7-6(8) Walton

B. Nakashima 6-3/6-4 Karabić

As the tournament progresses, more top stars will face new challenges. The highly anticipated Zheng Qinwen is即将 set to appear, facing world No. 57 Croatian player Ružić. The match is scheduled for Court 9, third match, not earlier than 7 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow. The center court will be star-studded, with Rybakina, Djokovic, Alcaraz, Pegula, and Medvedev相继 taking the court.

March 8 Full Schedule

(Text, Editor: Sunny)