Gaël Monfils was eliminated in the round of 16 of Indian Wells Masters 1000 in the third set by Grigor Dimitrov. It is therefore the Bulgarian who will challenge Carlos Alcaraz, a fall of Denis Shapovalov.
Arthur son is the last Frenchman in the running at Indian Wells (he will challenge Marcos Giron this Tuesday). Gaël Monfils, the only tricolor in the lower part of the table, was eliminated in the knockout stages by his great friend Grigor Dimitrov, as in the last Wimbledon. The world n ° 15, disrupted by an injury to the groin at the start of the season, seems to find his level, and he won 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 after a 3:02 pm battle. Dimitrov managed to win the first set (where there was a break on each side) 7-4 in the decisive game without trembling. Then in the second, the two players kept their putting into play, up to 5-4 in favor of Monfils, who achieved a big return game for Breaking and equalizing a round everywhere. In the third, Monfils returned from 1-3 to 4-3, then led 5-4 30-30 to the opposing service. But the Bulgarian finally won this game, then the tie-break which followed (7-2). The Frenchman will therefore be able to feed some regrets, but he proved that he had found a good level after his injury at the Australian Open. Next meeting: Miami.
In the round of 16, Grigor Dimitrov will be opposed to Carlos Alcaraz, who has not encountered great difficulties in eliminating Denis Shapovalov. The Spaniard won 6-2, 6-4 in 1h23. He started the match perfectly by leading 5-0, then concluding on his third set ball at 5-2. In the second, the Canadian resisted and held up to 3-3 before losing his service. Alcaraz then perfectly managed the end of the match and won on a white game. Another solid match on the part of the double title holder, who will have to be wary of Dimitrov, who has won their last two games (Shanghai 2023 and Miami 2024).
Americans in force
In this same part of the painting, the eighth finals will oppose Alex de Minaur to Francisco Cerundolo. The Australian eliminated Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-0 in 1h13 by converting his four break balls and saving the only one that the Polish was obtained (when he served for the gain of the first set). The Argentinian has eliminated the fall of Novak Djokovic, Botic Van de Zandschulp, on the score of 6-3, 6-4 in 1h40, by winning the last six games of the first set, then by breaking at 4-4 in the second. The world n ° 4 and former winner of the tournament, Taylor Fritz, will also be at the rendezvous of the eighths, even if he suffered a little to eliminate Alejandro Tabilo: 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in 1:55.
The American lost his service twice in the first set, but then reacted well. He will be opposed to Jack Draper (14th), who eliminated Jenson Brooksby and will get his best ranking at 23. The Briton won 7-5, 6-4 in 1h41 after being led 4-1 in the first set. Finally, another eighth will oppose Brandon Nakashima (33rd), Matteo Arnaldi’s tomb on the score of 6-2, 6-4 in 1h14 without losing his service, to his American compatriot Ben Shelton (12th), who eliminated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-5 in 1h34, after being led 5-3 in the second set.
