Indian Wells: Medvedev avenges back-to-back losses against Korda to reach fourth round
The Russian will play Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 13 seed, in the next round
Daniil Medvedev, Indian Wells 2024 – © Mark J. Terrill/AP/SIPA
Daniil Medvedev, the No 4 seed, gained some revenge over American Sebastian Korda, the No 29 seed, who had beaten him the last two occasions they had met.
But this time around, the Russian overcame a second set wobble to defeat Korda 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 and reach the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Monday.
The win equals their lifetime head-to-head series at 2-2. Medvedev, ranked No 4 and the runner-up last year, will face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 13 seed, next.
The Russian defeated Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (6-2, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous round of the Indian Wells Tennis Masters, Korda, ranked No 29, won against Russian Roman Safiullin (6-4, 6-2).
Indian Wells Masters 1000, other third-round results (Indian Wells Tennis Garden, hard, USD 9.495.555):
- Luca Nardi (LL) beat Novak Djokovic (1): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Grigor Dimitrov beat Adrian Mannarino (21): 6-3, 6-3
- Taylor Fritz (12) beat Sebastian Baez (19): 6-2, 6-2
- Casper Ruud (9) beat Arthur Fils: 6-2, 6-4
- Tommy Paul (17) beat Ugo Humbert (14): 6-4, 6-4
- Gael Monfils beat Cameron Norrie (28): 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Holger Rune (7) beat Lorenzo Musetti (26): 6-2, 7-6 (5)
- Ben Shelton (16) beat Francisco Cerundolo (22): 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5)
- Alexander Zverev (6) beat Tallon Griekspoor (27): 7-6 (7), 6-3
- Jiri Lehecka (32) beat Andrey Rublev (5): 6-4, 6-4
- Jannik Sinner (3) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (25): 6-3, 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (31): 6-2, 6-3
- Alex De Minaur (10) beat Alexander Bublik (20): 7-5, 6-0
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (11) beat Frances Tiafoe (18): 6-3, 6-3
- Fabian Marozsan beat Thiago Seyboth Wild (Q): 6-2, 6-2
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