Tennis Upsets
Alcaraz rallies from set and break down to beat Rinderknech, advances to Indian Wells round of 16
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World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz overcame a set and a break deficit to defeat No. 28 Arthur Rinderknech 6-7(6/8), 6-3, 6-2 in the third round at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 on Monday. The Spaniard extended his unbeaten 2026 run following titles at the Australian Open and Doha ATP 500, while expressing frustration over opponents elevating their play against him.
Qualifier Wu Yibing secured his third career Top 20 victory by defeating second seed Casper Ruud 7-6(2), 7-6(1) on Tuesday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. Top seed Alexander Zverev also advanced with a straight-sets win over Corentin Moutet. Gael Monfils and Frances Tiafoe progressed in notable first-round matches.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a straight-sets victory over fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev at the Qatar Open on February 18, 2026. The Greek player advanced to the quarterfinals, where he will face Andrey Rublev. Other notable results included wins for Jannik Sinner and Arthur Fils.