Despite an unusual injury, Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Francisco Cerundolo to advance to the fourth round of the ATP Masters 1000 hardcourt tournament in Indian Wells. Stan Wawrinka dominated Holger Rune, 18 years his junior.

The third round is the first stage of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, when there may be a match between tennis players with numbers next to their names. And such a duel took place on Monday morning, local time, when he was seeded with “eight” Felix Auger-Aliassime and marked “27” Francisco Cerundolo. After two hours and ten minutes of competition, the highest-ranked Canadian turned out to be better, who won 7:5, 6:4.

However, the match started very unluckily for Auger-Aliassime. In the third game, the Canadian suffered an unusual injury – he unfortunately hit his face with a racket and cut the skin on his chin. The Montreal tennis player had to see a doctor, but after treating the injury, he was able to continue playing without any problems.

Auger-Aliassime had six aces, four breaks and 20 knockouts on Monday. In the 1/8 finals, the Kandyen will face the 17th seed Tommy Paul, who eliminated Hubert Hurkacz.

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Experience won out over youth in an extraordinary contest of generations. Stan Wawrinka, 37, after two hours and 40 minutes of competition, beat Holger Rune, 18 years his junior, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5. The Swiss veteran could have won faster, but he lost a match point at 5-4 in the second set and then squandered a 5-2 lead in the tie-break.

So, for the first time since November 2020, when he reached the quarter-finals in Paris, Wawrinka has won three matches in a row in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. He will fight for another victory with another tennis player from the younger generation, 21 years old. -Old Jannik Sinner. The Italian “11” tournament won 7-6(7), 6-4 over Adrian Mannarino.

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells (USA)
ATP Masters 1000, Hard Court, $8.8 million prize pool
Monday March 13

3rd singles round:

Félix Auger-Aliassime (Canada, 8) – Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina, 27) 7-5, 6-4
Jannik Sinner (Italy, 11) – Adrian Mannarino (France) 7-6(7), 6-4
Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland, PR) v Holger Rune (Denmark, 7) 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5

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