Yuki Bhambri registered the biggest win of his career as he toppled World No. 12 Lucas Pouille to breeze into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters, here on Sunday.
In a stunning performance, the 110th ranked Yuki, who qualified for the main draw, dispatched the ninth- seeded Frenchman 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes. The win has already ensured Bhambri 45 ranking points and ₹47,170.
In other action, World No. 1 Roger Federer finished off Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-6(6) in a rain-disrupted match even as five-time champion Novak Djokovic was toppled by Japan’s Taro Daniel.
Important results:
Men: Second round: Roger Federer bt Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-6(6); Feliciano Lopez bt Ernesto Escobedo 6-4, 6-3; Sam Querrey bt Mischa Zverev 6-4, 7-5; Yuki Bhambri bt Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4; Milos Raonic bt Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4; David Ferrer bt Tennys Sandgren 6-2, 7-6(3); Taro Daniel bt Novak Djokovic 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-1; Gael Monfils bt John Isner 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 7-5; Pierre-Hugues Herbert bt Gilles Muller 6-3, 7-5; Philipp Kohlschreiber bt Tim Smyczek 1-6, 6-4, 6-4; Marin Cilic bt Marton Fucsovics 7-5, 6-3.
Women: Third round: Simona Halep bt Caroline Dolehide 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2; Wang Qiang bt Kristina Mladenovic 6-1, 6-2; Petra Martic bt Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-3; Maria Sakkari bt Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 6-4; Amanda Anisimova bt Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4; Karolina Pliskova bt Zhang Shuai 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
Second round: Angelique Kerber bt Ekaterina Makarova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Sloane Stephens bt Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 7-5 .
