London, 9 March 2025 (PA Media/dpa/MIA) - Number two seed Carlos Alcaraz comfortably saw off French qualifier Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2 to take his place in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Alcaraz will face Canadian 27th seed Denis Shapovalov next, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over another qualifier, Australian Adam Walton.

But Novak Djokovic crashed out, making 37 unforced errors as he lost to Dutch lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp 2-6, 6-3, 1-6.

"You know, things are different obviously for me the last couple of years," said Djovokic.

"I've been struggling to play on the desired level.

"Every now and then, I have couple good tournaments, but mostly it's really a challenge. It's a struggle for me."

British number one Jack Draper pulled off a stunning 6-4, 6-0 win over Brazil's rising star Joao Fonseca to coast into the third round.

Fonseca, 18, had seen off Jacob Fearnley in his first-round match, but came up second best against Draper, who won nine straight games to put the seal on an impressive performance at Indian Wells.

Next up for Draper will be American Jenson Brooksby, who pulled off a shock 6-4, 6-2 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, the world number 18.

In the WTA event, British number three Sonay Kartal - handed a lucky loser spot in the main draw - continued her progress with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the world number 17.

Kartal's first win over a top 20 player earned a third round clash with Polina Kudermetova, who upset 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 6-2.

Third seed Coco Gauff, who had lost her previous three matches, admitted she "didn't play play well" in beating Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, first round conqueror of Emma Raducanu.

Gauff needed more than two and a half hours before edging past Uchijima 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 to set up a meeting with Maria Sakkari of Greece, who dismissed Viktoriya Tomova 6-0, 6-3

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