One major upset steals the headlines of Saturday’s BNP second round action

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) - The stars came to play at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Plenty of the world's best got through their matches with ease, except for a few.

Men's Singles

• Botic van de Zandschulp defeats No. 6 seed Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Back-to-back years at @BNPPARIBASOPEN that Djokovic has been defeated by a "Lucky Loser."

Luca Nardi knocked him out last year in the 3rd round.

Botic van de Zandschulp knocks him out this year in the 2nd round. https://t.co/VK3ff9P8Rp

— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 9, 2025

• No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz defeats Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2

The back-to-back champion Carlos Alcaraz is moving on to the round 3.

The 21-year old four time grand slam champion defeated Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 @BNPPARIBASOPEN @IndianWellsCA pic.twitter.com/K8v3oEGDyU

— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) March 8, 2025

• No. 3 seed Taylor Fritz defeats Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5
• No. 11 seed Ben Shelton defeats Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-2

If you want to check out the rest of the men's draw, click here.

Women's Singles

• No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka defeats McCartney Kessler 7-6, 6-3
• No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeats Moyuka Uchijima 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
• No. 5 seed Madison Keys defeats Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 6-0
• No. 6 seed Jasmine Paolini defeats Iva Jovic 7-6, 1-6, 6-3

17yrs old Iva Jovic played very well in 3 sets at the ⁦@BNPPARIBASOPEN⁩ although she lost to Jasmine Paolini I’m very much looking forward to how her career in tennis keeps blossoming. #TennisParadise ⁦@BlakeArthur24⁩ ⁦@KenjiitoKESQ⁩ pic.twitter.com/gSneLyTHAn

— Chris Tarpening (@Tarp1969) March 8, 2025

• No. 10 seed Emma Navarro defeats Sorana Cirstea 3-6, 6-1, 7-6
• No. 29 seed Maria Sakkari defeats Viktoriya Tomova 6-0, 6-3

If you want to check out the rest of the women's draw, click here.

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