Sinner downs Mannarino to set up Wawrinka battle in Indian Wells last 16

Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 11 seed, beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7), 6-4 to advance to the last 16 of the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Monday night.

Sinner, ranked No 13, will play Swiss Stan Wawrinka next.

Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old Italian won against Frenchman Richard Gasquet (6-3, 7-6 (2)).

Mannarino, ranked No 68, edged out Austrian wildcard Dominic Thiem (4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)) and defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 19 seed (6-4, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Indian Wells Tennis Masters.

Indian Wells Masters, other third-round results (Indian Wells Tennis Garden, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):

• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Jack Draper vs. Andy Murray
• Taylor Fritz (4) beat Sebastian Baez (30): 6-1, 6-2
• Marton Fucsovics beat Alex Molcan: 6-4, 6-2
• Stan Wawrinka beat Holger Rune (7): 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) beat Francisco Cerundolo (27): 7-5, 6-4
• Tommy Paul (17) beat Hubert Hurkacz (9): 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Alejandro Tabilo (Q) beat Jordan Thompson: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
• Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Ilya Ivashka: 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
• Andrey Rublev (6) beat Ugo Humbert: 7-5, 6-3
• Frances Tiafoe (14) beat Jason Kubler: 6-3, 6-2
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23) beat Karen Khachanov (13): 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
• Alexander Zverev (12) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 7-5, 1-6, 7-5
• Cameron Norrie (10) beat Taro Daniel (Q): 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-2
• Cristian Garin (Q) beat Casper Ruud (3): 6-4, 7-6 (2)