Indian Wells Tennis 2017: Sunday Scores, Results, Updated Schedule
The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, continued Sunday with second-round action on the men's side and third-round showdowns in the women's bracket.
While No. 1 seed Andy Murray already ducked out of the tournament in a shocking Saturday loss to Vasek Pospisil, a number of marquee names took the court Sunday. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were all on the men's schedule, while No. 3 seed Karolina Pliskova put her title hopes on the line against No. 29 seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the women's competition.
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Sunday Scores and Results
| Men's Singles | |
| (4) Kei Nishikori vs. Daniel Evans | 6-3, 6-4 (Nishikori) |
| (5) Rafael Nadal vs. Guido Pella | 6-3, 6-2 (Nadal) |
| (2) Novak Djokovic vs. Kyle Edmund | 6-4, 7-6 (5) (Djokovic) |
| (9) Roger Federer vs. Stephane Robert | 6-2, 6-1 (Federer) |
| (12) Grigor Dimitrov vs. Mikhail Youzhny | 6-4, 6-0 (Dimitrov) |
| (31) Juan Martin del Potro vs. Federico Delbonis | 7-6 (5), 6-3 (del Potro) |
| (17) Jack Sock vs. Henri Laaksonen | 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 (Sock) |
| (18) Alexander Zverev vs. Facundo Bagnis | 7-6 (10), 6-3 (Zverev) |
| (23) Sam Querrey vs. Donald Young | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 (Young) |
| (24) Steve Johnson vs. Kevin Anderson | 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) (Johnson) |
| (6) Marin Cilic vs. Taylor Fritz | 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 (Fritz) |
| (15) Nick Kyrgios vs. Horacio Zeballos | 6-3, 6-4 (Kyrgios) |
| (32) Marcel Granollers vs. Malek Jaziri | 7-5, 6-3 (Jaziri) |
| (26) Fernando Verdasco vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 7-6 (5), 6-1 (Verdasco) |
| (14) Lucas Pouille vs. Jan-Lennard Struff | 6-3, 6-2 (Pouille) |
| (25) Gilles Muller vs. Jiri Vesely | 7-6 (1), 6-1 (Muller) |
| Women's Singles | |
| (7) Garbine Muguruza vs. Kayla Day | 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 (Muguruza) |
| (5) Dominika Cibulkova vs. Kristyna Pliskova | 2-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) (Cibulkova) |
| (11) Johanna Konta vs. (21) Caroline Garcia | 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) (Garcia) |
| (3) Karolina Pliskova vs. Irina-Camelia Begu | 6-4, 7-6 (2) (Pliskova) |
| (8) Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Roberta Vinci | 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 (Kuznetsova) |
| (15) Timea Bacsinszky vs. (18) Kiki Bertens | 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (8) (Bacsinszky) |
| (10) Elina Svitolina vs. (24) Daria Gavrilova | 6-2, 6-1 (Svitolina) |
| (17) Barbora Strycova vs. (19) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-3, 6-2 (Pavlyuchenkova) |
Updated Monday Schedule
| Court 1 | |
| (2) Angelique Kerber vs. Pauline Parmentier | 11 a.m. |
| (8) Dominic Thiem vs. (29) Mischa Zverev | Not before 1 p.m. |
| (12) Venus Williams vs. Lucie Safarova | Next |
| (3) Stan Wawrinka vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber | Next |
| (9) Madison Keys vs. Naomi Osaka | Not before 7 p.m. |
| (10) Gael Monfils vs. (20) John Isner | Not before 8:30 p.m. |
| Court 2 | |
| (14) Elena Vesnina vs. (25) Timea Babos | 11 a.m. |
| (6) Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram vs. Rafael Nadal/Bernard Tomic | Next |
| (1) Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut vs. Novak Djokovic/Viktor Troicki | Next |
| (6) Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Shuai Peng | Next |
| (27) Pablo Cuevas vs. Fabio Fognini | Not before 6 p.m. |
| Daniel Evans/Andy Murray vs. Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau | Next |
| Court 3 | |
| Julia Goerges vs. Lauren Davis | 11 a.m. |
| (4) Simona Halep vs. (28) Kristina Mladenovic | Not before 1 p.m. |
| (13) Tomas Berdych vs. Yoshihito Nishioka | Not before 2 p.m. |
| (11) David Goffin vs. (22) Albert Ramos-Vinolas | Next |
| (13) Caroline Wozniacki vs. Katerina Siniakova | Next |
| Court 4 | |
| (7) Vania King/Yaroslava Shvedova vs. Shuko Aoyama/Zhaoxuan Yang | 11 a.m. |
| Gilles Muller/Sam Querrey vs. Florin Mergea/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi | Next |
| (16) Roberto Bautista Agut vs. (21) Pablo Carreno Busta | Next |
| Vasek Pospisil vs. Dusan Lajovic | Next |
| (8) Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo vs. Steve Johnson/Vasek Pospisil | Next |
| Court 6 | |
| (4) Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares vs. Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi | 1 p.m. |
| (3) Henri Kontinen/John Peers vs. Alexander Zverev/Mischa Zverev | Next |
Notable Sunday Matches
Rafael Nadal def. Guido Pella; 6-3, 6-2
Perhaps the most notable thing about Nadal's straightforward victory over Guido Pella was the conditions, as the ATP World Tour's official website noted the on-court temperatures reached 120 degrees.
Despite the heat, Nadal fought off an early break from Pella in the third game and dominated the second half of the first set. He carried that momentum into the second set, where he cruised in just eight games.
"I adapt myself better to the dry heat than to the humid heat," Nadal said, per the ATP Tour's official website. "I think it's easier for the players to resist that conditions than when it's very, very humid. But it's true that today was hot and there was a lot of sun out there. It was difficult to control the ball. The ball was flying a lot."
According to the tournament's official website, the serve played a critical part in the outcome. Nadal won 71 percent of his first-service points compared to just 48 percent for Pella. What's more, Nadal was able to stave off six of Pella's eight break points, burying any chance at an upset.
On the flip side, the Spaniard converted five of the six break points he earned.
Novak Djokovic def. Kyle Edmund; 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Djokovic earned the victory and remained in the hunt for a championship, but he was tested.
He won the first set with a single break, and it appeared as if the match would go according to script. However, Kyle Edmund won the first three games of the second set and pushed his advantage to 5-2 after Djokovic climbed to within 3-2.
David Law of BBC Radio said of Edmund, "Best set I've ever seen from him."
On the flip side, Howard Bryant of ESPN The Magazine pointed out Djokovic was struggling to reach his normal form:
Despite the early struggles, Djokovic found that form the rest of the way with a break and a couple of service games to make it 5-5. He then forced a tiebreaker, which he won to advance to the next round.
"I had to believe that I could come back," Djokovic said, per the BNP Paribas Open. "He's a quality player."
Next up for Djokovic is a third-round showdown with Juan Martin del Potro. According to the ATP World Tour's official website, Djokovic holds a 12-4 lead in the head-to-head matchups, although del Potro won their match at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Karolina Pliskova def. Irina-Camelia Begu; 6-4, 7-6 (2)
The matchup with Begu was far from an easy one for Pliskova, and she was challenged in a back-and-forth first set before breaking up 5-4 to seize initial momentum.
The WTA shared one of her impressive early shots after a rally:
Neither competitor grabbed much momentum in the second set, although Begu went ahead 5-3 and appeared primed to force a third and decisive set. That's when Pliskova played some of her best tennis, getting to a tiebreaker and then cruising to the win in just nine points.
The ultimate difference in the match was Pliskova's tenacity against Begu's serve. While Begu was able to save 13 of 17 break points, per the event's official website, the mere fact she faced 17 break points proved to be too much. Pliskova put consistent pressure on her, eventually seizing control toward the end of the second set.
The path to a title doesn't get much clearer for Pliskova with a fourth-round clash against No. 15 seed Timea Bacsinszky.
In fact, Bacsinszky owns a 2-1 advantage in head-to-head battles, per the WTA's official website, although Pliskova won the most recent matchup. She will have to play like she did in Sunday's tiebreak to continue advancing against a difficult field.
Roger Federer def. Stephane Robert; 6-2, 6-1
While many of the other top players in action were challenged Sunday, Federer had no issue blowing past Stephane Robert in straight sets, losing just three games in the process.
According to the ATP World Tour's official website, the match lasted a mere 51 minutes. That should prove helpful for the 35-year-old veteran, as he preserved energy for potential late-round showdowns against the likes of Nadal and Djokovic.
Federer was in control from the opening set and won 79 percent of his first-service points compared to just 57 percent for Robert, per the event's official website. Federer also converted all five of his break points, setting the stage for such a quick victory.
The Swiss star will face Steve Johnson in the third round. The two don't have much familiarity, as Federer won their sole head-to-head showdown last year at Wimbledon, per the ATP Tour's official website.
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