Elena Rybakina’s shocking exit marks 2024 Indian Wells Day 3: featuring Andy Murray, Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner
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L-R: Carlos Alcaraz, Elena Rybakina, and Jannik Sinner (Via Imago)
A successful day 3 at the 2024 Indian Wells took place, as a few seeded players started their tournament, establishing their place in the game. Featuring Jannik Sinner and Elena Rybakina, both the ATP and WTA draws managed to create quite a stir in the tournament.
With the seeded players starting their leg of the tournament, the stadium’s seats were getting filled at a rapid pace, and the players did not fail the audience.
The main attractions for the day were the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and the Italian sensation Jannik Sinner. Both the players started their Indian Wells tournament effortlessly, sealing their spot in the next round.
While one defending champion started his title defense well, the women’s defending champion, Elena Rybakina, had to withdraw from the tournament. However, the World No.1 Iga Swiatek, and No.7th Seed Marketa Vondrousova made it up for it with their dominant wins, respectively.
Day 3 Indian Wells Results – Round of 64
Women’s Results
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
| Madison Keys | Hailey Baptiste | 6-4,4-6,7-6(4) |
| Nadia Podoroska | Kayla Day | 7-6(3),6-4 |
| Lind Noskova | Camila Giorgi | 6-3,7-5 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | Taylor Townsend | 7-5,3-6,6-4 |
| Katie Volynets | Ons Jabeur | 6-4,6-4 |
| Beatriz Haddad-Maia | Rebecca Sramkova | 7-5,6-2 |
| Anastasia Potapova | Marie Bouzkova | 7-5,6-1 |
| Jasmine Paolini | Tatjana Maria | 6-3,6-3 |
| Marta Kostyuk | Mai Hontama | 6-4,6-2 |
| Viktoriya Tomova | Sofia Kenin | 6-4,7-6(5) |
| Caroline Wozniacki | Donna Vekic | 7-6(5),6-3 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | Nao Hibino | 6-1,7-5 |
| Iga Swiatek | Danielle Collins | 6-3,6-0 |
| Diana Shnaider | Ana Bogdan | 5-7,7-6(6),6-3 |
| Yulia Putintseva | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 7-5,6-1 |
| Angelique Kerber | Jelena Ostapenka | 5-7,6-3,6-3 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Bernarda Pera | 6-0,6-2 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Nuria Parrizas-Diaz | 6-3,6-1 |
Men’s Results
| Winner | Loser | Scorecard |
| Frances Tiafoe | Dusan Lajovic | 6-3,6-3 |
| Thiago Seyboth-Wild | Karen Khachanov | 6-1,7-5 |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | Borna Coric | 6(3)-7,6-2,7-6(9) |
| Alexander Bublik | Juncheng Shang | 6-4,6-1 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | Matteo Arnaldi | 6(5)-7,6-0,6-1 |
| Jiri Lehecka | Brandon Nakashima | 3-6,6-3,6-4 |
| Tallon Griekspoor | Yannick Hanfmann | 6-3,6-3 |
| Ben Shelton | Jakub Mensik | 4-6,6-3,6-4 |
| Lukas Klein | Nicolas Moreno De Alboran | 7-6(8),6-4 |
| Fabian Marozsan | Nicolas Jarry | 3-6,7-5,6-4 |
| Roberto Carballesbaena | Flabio Cobolli | 6-4,6-4 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | Lucas Pouille | 6-3,6-3 |
| Denis Shapovalov | Botic Van De Zandschulp | 6-1,6-4 |
| Andrey Rublev | Andy Murray | 7-6(3),6-1 |
| Alexandre Muller | Hugo Grenier | 7-6(5),7-5 |
| Zhang Zhizhen | Aleksandar Kovacevic | 6(2)-7,6-3,7-5 |
| Alexander Zverev | Christopher O’Connell | 6-4,6-4 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | Constant Lestienne | 6-4,6-1 |
| Jannik Sinner | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6-3,6-0 |
| Alex De Minaur | Taro Daniel | 6-1,6-2 |
| Francisco Cerundolo | Alexander Shevchenko | 6(2),3-1 (Walkover) |
Highlights of the Day
Defending Champion Elena Rybakina withdraws as Iga Swiatek manages to dominate in her first match
An injury-ridden Indian Wells continues, as big names withdraw from the tournament. After Rafael Nadal and Paula Badosa, the defending champion Rybakina now withdraws due to an illness. The Kazakhstani was very excited to return and defend her title, but unfortunately couldn’t make it. She was replaced by Lucky Loser Kayla Day, who will try her luck in the main draw.
Nonetheless, the day was mainly headlined by Iga Swiatek, who managed a convincing victory over American Danielle Collins 6-3,6-0. Along with Swiatek, even the 2023 Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova dominates in her first round 6-0,6-2, to book another day in California.
Andy Murray’s horrifying season continues, as he faces another early exit from the tournament
British pro, and former World No.1 Andy Murray is having a season to forget. With not many wins in his hand, the 36-year-old is searching for ways to change his luck. After an easy first-round win at the Indian Wells, the Brit was up against Andrey Rublev in the second round.
Murray did put up a fight, but it was Rublev who emerged victorious 7-6(3), 6-1. After a first-set flurry, Murray lost his momentum, and in no time lost the match as well.
Jannik Sinner inches closer to another historical record as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz marks his entry at the Indian Wells
Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner made his way into the Indian Wells. After winning two continuous tournaments, the Italian extends his win streak by winning the first match in California. He beat Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3,6-0 to extend his winning streak to 16 matches, and inch one step closer to becoming the Italian ATP player with the longest winning streak.
Other than Sinner, it was the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who also starred in the day. Returning from a small ankle injury and winning over Rafael Nadal at the Netflix Slam, the Spaniard buzzed with confidence as he made his way into the next round. He beat Matteo Arnaldi 6(5)-7,6-0,6-1 to advance to the next round.
Other matches that stole the show
Frances Tiafoe entertains his home crowd with an outstanding display of tennis to advance to the next round.
Greek pro-Stefanos Tsitsipas continues a good run in 2024, as he secured a dominating win over Lucas Poille to book the next match with Tiafoe.
No.10 seed Jelena Ostapenko blows away first set lead as she suffers an early exit from the Indian Wells. She lost to Angelique Kerber in three sets in one of the first upsets of the tournament.
Overall, it was a successful day at the box office, as fans came in numbers to witness their favorite players compete. The seeded players made their mark in the tournament, as some easily advanced to the next round, while a couple faced an early exit. This concluded Day 3 of the Indian Wells, as fans await Day 4, which brings with it more Round of 64 matches, featuring World No.1 Novak Djokovic, and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz.
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