Canada's Shapovalov falls to Alcaraz in straight sets at Paribas Open in Indian Wells

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 11, 2025 8:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, who astatine conscionable 21 years of property has 4 Grand Slam singles titles connected his awesome resume, knocked disconnected Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 astatine the BNP Paribas Open connected Monday nighttime successful Indian Wells, Calif.

Alcaraz, the 2nd effect astatine the Indian Wells outdoor tourney and ranked 3rd successful the world, needed conscionable 84 minutes to destruct Shapovalov and punch his summons to the circular of 16, wherever he'll look the victor of a lucifer betwixt Gael Monfils of France and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.

The Spaniard volition beryllium looking to triumph his 15th consecutive lucifer astatine the ATP Masters 1000 event

Even though Alcaraz had much unforced errors (17-15) than his hostile from Richmond Hill, Ont., helium lone had 5 treble faults and had a immense vantage successful archetypal service percent (73 to 54). He won 8 of 9 work games, and 4 of 9 instrumentality games.

Shapovalov had 2 aces, 8 treble faults and won 5 of 9 work games and lone 1 of 9 instrumentality games.

"I cognize [Shapovalov] started the play truly strong, showing truly bully tennis with the rubric successful Dallas, playing bully tennis successful Acapulco, truthful I knew that I had to commencement the lucifer truly strong, truly focused connected my things, connected the level," Alcaraz said successful his post-match interview.

"Try to play bully tennis, bully rallies astatine the opening conscionable to get the bully pace, to travel into the match. I saw that it was going to beryllium a truly bully and hard battle, truthful conscionable truly blessed with the mode that I started the match."

The Canadian precocious to the 3rd circular of the California tourney with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph implicit Australian Adam Walton connected Saturday.