Indian Wells 2026 Day 2 Recap

Day 2 at Indian Wells introduced the highest half of the draw into motion, with the spherical of 128 now full and a stable day for the homegrown with 4 Individuals shifting into spherical 2.

Grigor Dimitrov obtained payback on Terence Atmane simply eight days after Acapulco, digging out a three-set win to guide a marquee second-round date with prime seed Carlos Alcaraz.

The upset of the day belonged to Aleksandar Kovacevic, who outlasted Hubert Hurkacz in back-to-back breakers for his first-ever Indian Wells win and despatched the Pole’s slide deeper into the purple.

There was additionally an announcement efficiency from California native Mackenzie McDonald, who completely blitzed Matteo Arnaldi, whereas Sebastian Korda saved rolling, and Kamil Majchrzak earned himself the “reward” of a Novak Djokovic match-up.

Up subsequent: the Spherical of 64 begins on Day 3, however the schedule is lighter than anticipated. Solely 14 matches are on the slate as a substitute of the same old 16, with Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev arriving late from the Center East swing, forcing a few knock-on changes to the order of play.

Day Two 2026 BNP Paribas Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Grigor Dimitrov
Terence Atmane
6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Botic van de Zandschulp
7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3

Nuno Borges
Emilio Nava
7-6(9), 7-5

Alexander Shevchenko
Sho Shimabukuro (Q)
6-4, 3-6, 6-2

Vít Kopřiva (LL)
Michael Zheng (WC)
7-6(1), 7-5

Rinky Hijikata (Q)
Francesco Maestrelli (Q)
7-6(5), 6-4

Mackenzie McDonald (Q)
Matteo Arnaldi
6-0, 6-1

Sebastian Korda
Francisco Comesana
7-5, 6-0

Kamil Majchrzak
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
6-3, 1-6, 7-5

Aleksandar Kovacevic
Hubert Hurkacz
7-6(6), 7-6(4)

Benjamin Bonzi (Q)
Valentin Royer
6-4, 6-3

Roberto Bautista Agut
Fabian Marozsan
6-4, 6-7(2), 6-4

Alejandro Tabilo
Rafael Jodar (WC)
6-1, 6-2

Sebastian Baez
Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q)
6-3, 6-2

Alex Michelsen
Daniel Merida (Q)
6-3, 6-4

Jacob Fearnley
Damir Dzumhur
6-3, 6-3

Key Matches

Grigor Dimitrov def. Terence Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Dimitrov avenged his current loss to Atmane from Acapulco simply eight days prior, rallying in a decent three-setter to arrange a second-round conflict with prime seed and two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The 34-year-old Bulgarian began sturdy however dropped the second set after failing to transform any of seven break factors at 5-5, resulting in Atmane breaking him. Dimitrov recovered and stayed composed in key moments to shut it out.

Aleksandar Kovacevic def. Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

A serious upset in two tight tiebreaks, marking Kovacevic’s first-ever win at Indian Wells and including to Hurkacz’s troubles with the Pole now on a five-match dropping streak.

Sebastian Korda def. Francisco Comesana 7-5, 6-0

Korda, recent off his Delray Seaside title, prolonged his win streak to 6 with a dominant end after a aggressive first set. This marked his first hard-court Masters 1000 win since Miami final 12 months. The American will subsequent face sixth seed Alex de Minaur. 4 Individuals superior total on the day.

Kamil Majchrzak def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-3, 1-6, 7-5

Majchrzak battled again from dropping the second set to earn a second-round matchup with third seed Novak Djokovic, who returns from his Australian Open ultimate run (misplaced to Alcaraz). Djokovic’s first match since January, and I believe on stability he’ll want Majchrzak over GMP.

Different notables from Day 2

Highlights

Indian Wells 2026 Day 3 Spherical of 64 Matches