Indian Wells Tennis 2015 Results: Scores, Bracket and Schedule After Monday
It was a busy day of action on both the men’s and the women’s side of the bracket at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Superstars like Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki took the court, although Wozniacki was sent home in a surprising upset.
Both the men and the women were still in the third round during Monday’s tennis.
With that in mind, here is a look at the scores and more from Monday’s slate at the BNP Paribas Open.
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Scores and Schedule Information
| Men's Singles | John Isner | Kevin Anderson | 7-6, 6-2 |
| Men's Singles | Andy Murray | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 |
| Men's Singles | Adrian Mannarino | Ernests Gulbis | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Men's Singles | Kei Nishikori | Fernando Verdasco | 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 |
| Men's Singles | Thanasi Kokkinakis | Juan Monaco | 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 |
| Men's Singles | Bernard Tomic | David Ferrer | 7-5, 6-4 |
| Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic | Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Men's Singles | Feliciano Lopez | Pablo Cuevas | 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
| Women's Singles | Maria Sharapova | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Women's Singles | Eugenie Bouchard | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Women's Singles | Lesia Tsurenko | Alize Cornet | 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 |
| Women's Singles | Belinda Bencic | Caroline Wozniacki | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Women's Singles | Jelena Jankovic | Madison Keys | 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Women's Singles | Caroline Garcia | Ana Ivanovic | 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 |
| Women's Singles | Sabine Lisicki | Sara Errani | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Women's Singles | Flavia Pennetta | Samantha Stosur | 6-4, 6-2 |
An updated bracket can be found here, courtesy of the event’s official website. A full schedule for both the men’s and women’s singles can be found here, also courtesy of the event’s official website.
*Late-night scores will be added after they become final.
Marquee Monday Results
The most notable and surprising result of the day came on the women’s side when Wozniacki lost in straight sets to Belinda Bencic, 6-4, 6-4.
Wozniacki did fine with her first serve and ended up with five aces. She also won 74 percent of her first-service points and controlled the rallies that she started with the serve. However, Wozniacki had an uncharacteristic eight double faults and only won 11 of 32 second-service points.
The bottom line was that she simply struggled when she wasn’t able to win her first-service points.
The WTA noted that it was Bencic’s first victory over a top-five player:
As if that weren't enough, this match took on an even special meaning for the victorious Bencic, given this quote, via the BNP Paribas Open:
The loss was somewhat explainable from Wozniacki’s perspective given her rigorous schedule. Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times pointed out that fatigue was a real possibility for her out on the court Monday:
Wozniacki may have lost, but Sharapova took care of business against Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
Sharapova finished with five aces, won 75 percent of her first-service points and looked dominant on the court outside of her eight double faults. While she will have to clean up the double faults moving forward if she hopes to win a championship, Sharapova was likely pleased that she breezed through without much of a challenge Monday.
As for the men, Murray was challenged more than expected against Philipp Kohlschreiber but ultimately turned it on at the end when it mattered most.
Murray won the first set 6-1 and appeared primed to cruise to an easy win, but Kohlschreiber bounced back with a 6-3 victory in the second set. Suddenly, Murray had to dig in and play some of his best tennis of the tournament's early going in the third set.
He did just that and won the final set 6-1. It was the type of dominant performance fans would expect from Murray this early in the tournament, especially if he plans on getting a shot at some of the big names like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the later rounds.
Murray finished with six aces and a 71 percent clip on his first-service points. Kohlschreiber had the opportunities throughout the match to potentially take control, but he finished a disappointing 1-of-7 on break points. Those are blown chances that underdogs simply cannot afford against Murray.
It was Murray’s 495th career victory, putting him a single win shy of Tim Henman’s Open-era record for a British competitor. What’s more, Murray has not been past the quarterfinals of a tournament at Indian Wells since 2009 and is looking to establish some momentum moving forward from impressive performances like the one we saw Monday.
The fact that Murray was challenged and stepped up and dominated bodes well for possible showdowns with the big names.
He will undoubtedly be tested with his back against the wall in the later rounds, and he should have some confidence based on his performance against Kohlschreiber. Murray will need all the confidence he can get against the likes of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic.
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