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Carreño is a victory of being a rival of Alcaraz in Indian Wells

The Spanish exceeded the previous phase of the contest on Tuesday

March 05, 2025

Pablo Carreño Busta has won the last eleven games he has played counting all professional levels and including this Tuesday in the final round of the previous phase of the BNP Paribas Open, the first ATP Masters 1000 of the season.

The Spanish, No. 112 of the PIF ATP Rankings, has been imposed by 7-6 (3), 6-3 to the Canadian Alexis Galaneau after an hour and 52 minutes, to ensure its presence in the final table of this event for the first time since 2022, when it was No. 16 of the ranks.

The ex No. 10 of the world came from beating the premises Sachary Zvajda in three suffered sets, after tracing a 0-1 in sleeves and saving a match point in the decisive. This Tuesday it was not easy to keep the triumph.

In fact, his rival, No. 163 of the ranks, won 3-1 in the initial sleeve and took out for the set in 6-5, but the 33-year-old right-hander came out unharmed from all disadvantages. Keeping the ten -minute tiebreaker gave him an impulse that accelerated his course towards his second triumph of the week.

Carreño Busta now adds eleven triumphs in a row and does not know the defeat since February, as he was crowned champion of two Challenger on fast tracks in Tenerife. Now against French Quentin Halys, No. 59 of the world and with whom he has no background, the Spanish will seek his first main victory in Indian Wells since 2021.

If he succeeds, he will collide in Second Round with an old friend: Carlos Alcaraz, Second Head of the Tournament in 2023 and 2024. The 21-year-old Murcia leads 2-0 the Lexus ATP Headtohead between them.

In other results of the day, the Polish Kamil Majchrzak defeated Chilean Cristian Garín with partials of 7-6 (0), 6-2 to also ensure his place in the ‘Main Draw’ in the desert. His next opponent will be the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang.

Another that overcame the Qualy was the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur and will now have a Hispanic rival in the first round of the main box: the Spanish Roberto Bautista Agut. In addition, the Italian Matteo Gigante, another ‘Qalifier’, will collide with the Argentine Sebastián Báez to define the first rival of the premises Taylor Fritz (see updated picture).