Australian wildcard Nick Kyrgios has upset world No.8 Casper Ruud of Norway within the third spherical at Indian Wells.
Indian Wells, USA, 15 March 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Nick Kyrgios has continued his spectacular run at Indian Wells, eliminating world No.8 Casper Ruud within the third spherical.
It’s the twenty first top-10 win of Kyrgios’ profession – and his first since January 2020.
Kyrgios powered to victory in 76 minutes, firing seven aces and never dealing with a break level within the 6-4 6-4 triumph.
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Kyrgios books a spot within the fourth spherical at #IndianWells, taking down No.8 seed Casper Ruud.
Up subsequent: Jannik Sinner. #GoAussies pic.twitter.com/CXJfpLD564
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) March 15, 2022
The victory propels the world No.132 right into a fourth-round showdown with world No.10 Jannik Sinner.
Kyrgios is aiming to advance to the quarterfinals for the second time within the Californian desert, having beforehand reached that stage in 2017.
Earlier as we speak, Daria Saville booked her spot within the fourth spherical within the girls’s singles competitors. The Aussie qualifier posted a hard-fought 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory towards No.20 seed Elise Mertens.
> READ MORE: Saville continues career-best run at Indian Wells
Aussies in motion – Indian Wells
TODAY’S RESULTS
Males’s singles, third spherical
[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d [8] Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-4 6-4
Girls’s singles, third spherical
[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) d [20] Elise Mertens (BEL) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Girls’s doubles, second spherical
[3] Coco Gauff (USA)/Caty McNally (USA) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Maria Sakkari (GRE) 6-4 6-1
COMING UP
Males’s singles, third spherical
[29] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Tommy Paul (USA)
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [10] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Girls’s singles, fourth spherical
[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) v [6] Maria Sakkari (GRE)
Girls’s doubles, quarterfinals
[8] Storm Sanders (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide (USA) v Xu Yifan (CHN)/Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)
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