Ruzic defeats Zheng as Kartal and Krueger add Indian Wells upsets

Antonia Ruzic defeated Zheng Qinwen 6–4, 7–5 to reach the Indian Wells third round on her tournament debut. The one-hour-fifty-four-minute win required the Croatian to recover an early break and regain control after Zheng erased a 5–2 second-set deficit.

Ashlyn Krueger beat Liudmila Samsonova 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 after trailing by a set and 5–3. The American hit eleven aces and won six consecutive games during the turnaround, continuing improved form after a recent Austin semifinal appearance.

Sonay Kartal saved a match point against Emma Navarro before winning 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(2) in two hours thirty-four minutes. Navarro twice served for victory, but the British player recovered and dominated the deciding tiebreak to arrange a meeting with Madison Keys.