Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated by Denis Shapovalov at Indian Wells

Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked 43rd in the world, was eliminated in the first round of the Indian Wells tournament. He lost to Canadian player Denis Shapovalov, ranked 39th, with a final score of 2-6, 6-3, 4-6. The match lasted a total of 108 minutes across three sets. In the first set, Shapovalov secured two breaks of serve to win 6-2 in 33 minutes. Tsitsipas rebounded in the second set, claiming a break in the sixth game to win 6-3 in 37 minutes. The deciding third set remained competitive until the tenth game, when Shapovalov broke his opponent's serve to win the set 6-4 in 38 minutes and advance to the next round.