John Isner falls, Shelby Rogers advances in Wednesday action at Indian Wells

Shad Powers, Palm Springs Desert Sun
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The good news is American Brandon Nakashima won. The bad news is American John Isner lost. The unfortunate news, they were playing each other.

With so many talented Americans in the world of men's tennis these days, it's inevitable that there will be some American-on-American crime at the BNP Paribas Open. That happened Wednesday when Nakashima earned a first-set tiebreak and went on to grab a 7-6 (7), 6-3 win over the veteran Isner on Stadium Court.

Brandon Nakashima hits a shot in his match against John Isner during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., March 8, 2023.
Brandon Nakashima hits a shot in his match against John Isner during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., March 8, 2023.

Next up for Nakashima will be a date on Friday with red-hot Daniil Medvedev, the No. 5 seed here.

Shelby Rogers vs. Katie Volynets: In another American clash, this one on the women's side, Shelby Rogers outlasted young American star Katie Volynets to move into the first round. Rogers, who has had success at this event, reached the quarterfinals in 2021, topping Volynets 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Rogers will now face 2022 finalist Maria Sakkari, the No. 7 seed, in her next round. While that sounds like a daunting task, Rogers is 3-0 in her career against Sakkari.

Shelby Rogers returns to Katie Volynets during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Shelby Rogers returns to Katie Volynets during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Gael Monfils vs. Jordan Thompson: Monfils, a crowd favorite at Indian Wells and a two-time quarterfinalist at the BNP Paribas Open, lost his first match, 6-3, 6-1, to Australian Jordan Thompson in the first of two evening matches on Stadium Court. Thompson, who is ranked 87th, has won just two previous matches at Indian Wells. One of those wins came last year over David Goffin of Belgium.

Monfils, who is ranked 210, won two matches at Indian Wells last year. One of those came against Daniil Medvedev, who was the top-ranked player in the world at the time. Monfils eventually lost to Carlos Azcaraz of Spain in the Round of 16.

Thompson will now move on to play Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the next round Friday.

Jordan Thompson returns to Gael Monfils during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Thompson defeated Monfils.
Jordan Thompson returns to Gael Monfils during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Thompson defeated Monfils.

Other Wednesday results

Men's singles Round of 128

  • Marcos Giron, United States, def. Aleksandar Kovacevic, United States, 6-3, 7-5.

  • Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Roman Safiullin, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.

  • Ugo Humbert, France, def. Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

  • Oscar Otte, Germany, def. Laslo Djere, Serbia, 6-3, 7-5.

  • Pedro Cachin, Argentina, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 7-5, 6-3.

  • Brandon Nakashima, United States, def. John Isner, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

  • Emil Ruusuvuori, Finland, def. Constant Lestienne, France, 6-4, 4-1, ret.

  • Jason Kubler, Australia, def. Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

  • Taro Daniel, Japan, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-1, 7-5.

  • Cristian Garin, Chile, def. Daniel Elahi Galan, Colombia, 6-4, 6-2.

  • Jiri Lehecka, Czech Republic, def. Arthur Rinderknech, France, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

  • Yibing Wu, China, def. Jaume Munar, Spain, 6-7 (6), 6-0, 7-6 (3).

  • Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, def. Federico Coria, Argentina, 6-1, 6-2.

  • Jordan Thompson, Australia, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-3, 6-1.

  • Alejandro Tabilo, Chile, def. Maximilian Marterer, Germany, 6-4, 6-3.

  • Tung-Lin Wu, Taiwan, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4.

Women's Singles Round of 128

  • Anna Blinkova, Russia, def. Ann Li, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

  • Linda Noskova, Czech Republic, def. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 7-6 (7), 6-1.

  • Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-2, 7-5.

  • Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

  • Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, def. Anna Bondar, Hungary, 6-3, 6-4.

  • Wang Xinyu, China, def. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 6-3, 6-1.

  • Linda Fruhvirtova, Czech Republic, def. Mayar Sherif, Egypt, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3.

  • Cristina Bucsa, Spain, def. Katie Swan, Britain, 7-6 (6), 7-5.

  • Wang Xiyu, China, def. Olga Danilovic, Serbia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

  • Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3.

  • Shelby Rogers, United States, def. Katie Volynets, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

  • Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Zhu Lin, China, 6-4, 6-3.

  • Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, def. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5.

  • Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, def. Alycia Parks, United States, 6-1, 6-1.

  • Elizabeth Mandlik, United States, def. Alison Riske-Amritraj, United States, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (1).

  • Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, def. Ashlyn Krueger, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

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