Qualifier Garin beats Ruud at Indian Wells; Norrie advances
Cristian Garin, of Chile, returns a shot to Casper Ruud, of Norway, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark J. Terrill]
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Qualifier Cristian Garin of Chile shocked third-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 7-6 (2) at the BNP Paribas Open for his first win over a top-five player in nearly two years. Garin, ranked No. 97, had 39 winners while Ruud, ranked No. 4, managed just 15 winners against 29 unforced errors in a match that lasted 1 hour, 59 minutes. Cameron Norrie, the 2021 Indian Wells champion, rallied from a set and 3-0 down to defeat world No. 103 Taro Daniel. Top American woman Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed, rallied from a set down for the second consecutive match to beat 26th-seeded Anastasia Potapova.
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Casper Ruud, of Norway, returns a shot to Cristian Garin, of Chile, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Petra Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, returns a shot to Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, returns a shot to Ilya Ivashka, of Belarus, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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