Indian Wells top seed Alexander Zverev exits in 1st match

Indian Wells top seed Alexander Zverev exits in first match: ‘I’m just not playing good tennis’
That’s Zverev right now, who lost to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in his first match at Indian Wells — as the top seed no less — on Friday.
Tallon Griekspoor stuns top seed Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells
Tallon Griekspoor stunned top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in a 3-hour, 7-minute second-round clash Friday at the BNP Paribas Open. And No. 4 seed Casper Ruud fell to American Marcos Giron in the other big upset of the day.
Top seed Zverev stunned by Griekspoor at Indian Wells
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Griekspoor ousts Zverev in Indian Wells
Tallon Griekspoor stunned top-seeded Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4), in the second round at Indian Wells on Friday (Saturday in Manila), avenging a devastating loss to the German at Roland Garros last year.
ATP Indian Wells: Tallon Griekspoor sends Alexander Zverev packing
The top seed Alexander Zverev embraced a short Indian Wells campaign. World no. 2 faced Tallon Griekspoor in the second round and experienced a tough 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 defeat to Tallon Griekspoor in three hours and seven minutes.
Indian Wells Open: Zverev Stunned By Griekspoor In Three-hour Six-minute Thriller
Zverev had started 2025 strongly by reaching the Australian Open final, only to lose to Jannik Sinner, and he has since struggled, racking up early exits in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev loses to Tallon Griekspoor in Indian Wells second round
On his sixth match point, Tallon Griekspoor completes a marathon three-set victory over world number two and Australian Open runner-up, Alexander Zverev.
No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev suffers shock second-round defeat at Indian Wells
Alexander Zverev’s hopes of becoming the men’s world No. 1 suffered a blow on Friday as he crashed out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in the second round following a shock defeat to Tallon Griekspoor.
Alexander Zverev, top seed at Indian Wells, loses opening match to Tallon Griekspoor
The Dutchman had lost his last five matches to Zverev, and scored his first win over a Top 5 player in 19 tries.
Alexander Zverev's slump continues with shock Indian Wells exit to Griekspoor
Alexander Zverev's alarming slump in form continued as he was beaten by Tallon Griekspoor in his opening match at the Indian Wells Masters.
American Tommy Paul continues recent run of success at Indian Wells with straight-set win
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Swiatek serves up another bagel set en route to victory at Indian Wells
Defending champion Iga Swiatek crushed Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 to reach the fourth round of Indian Wells on Sunday in another display of dominance after her 6-2 6-0 victory over Caroline Garcia in ...
Tallon Griekspoor stuns top-seeded Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells
Tallon Griekspoor delivered the biggest victory of his career by recording a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) win over top-seeded ...