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Opelka advances at Indian Wells

tennis09 October 2021 21:47| © Reuters
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Reilly Opelka fired off 11 aces in a 7-5 6-3 win over Japan's Taro Daniel as he advanced to the third round of Indian Wells on Saturday.

The 24-year-old American, who enjoyed his best Grand Slam showing last month when he reached the fourth round of the US Open, won more than 90% of his first-serve points and never faced a break point as he made light work of Daniel.

Polish eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz broke down the stubborn resistance of Alexei Popyrin to secure a 6-1 7-5 win.

Men's seeds swung into action as well, with top-seeded US Open champion Daniil Medvedev taking on American Mackenzie McDonald.

Fourth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev opens his campaign against Spain's Carlos Taberner.

Medvedev is playing his first ATP event since winning his first major title at Flushing Meadows -- where he denied Novak

Djokovic a rare calendar Grand Slam sweep with his victory over the Serb star in the final.Since then, Medvedev helped Team Europe beat Team World at the Laver Cup.

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