ATP/WTA1000 Indian Wells ended the first day of the main event, and Yuan Yue, who made her finale on Court 4, missed a 4-2 lead in the second set and lost 2-6, 4-6 to Ukraine's Yastremska in the first round. After failing to retain last year's quarter-final score, Yuan's instant ranking has now dropped to No.93.
Yuan Yue's data map
Zhang's original first-round opponent Mehzak withdrew, and the lucky loser Diallo came off the bench, and the match was suspended several times due to rain, and finally the two sides fought 6-2, 2-6, 4-4, and the tournament announced that the match was postponed to the next day.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova suffered a two-game losing streak after she came back from birth to defeat Gracheva 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 to reach the first round, and the Czech's next stop will be WTA1000 Miami, where it has been announced that she will be awarded a wild card in the main draw. Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka lost 4-6, 4-6 to Osorio, who claimed his first win of the Indian Wells main draw and became the first Colombian player to beat the former since the ranking system was introduced in WTA1975. Japan's Kei Nishikori narrowly defeated Munar 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3) to set up his second-round appearance against 18th seed Amber in his first appearance at Indian Wells since 2021.
(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)