Tennis Tracker: Swiatek advances as title defence begins, top seed Zverev dumped out

Iga Swiatek is safely through at Indian Wells
Iga Swiatek is safely through at Indian WellsChristopher Pike / Getty Images / Flashscore
The big guns are beginning their Indian Wells campaigns today with Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev among those in second-round action.

08:34 CET - Our final winner of the day in California is Danielle Collins, with the American coming from a set down to outlast compatriot Hailey Baptiste 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

08:25 CET - Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng has secured a morale-boosting victory, sweeping aside Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.

Meanwhile, on the men's side of the tournament, home favourite Frances Tiafoe is safely through after a gruelling 7-6(4), 7-6(7) win over Damir Dzumhur.

07:44 CET - Ninth seed Mirra Andreeva has battled past Varvara Gracheva in two competitive sets 7-5, 6-4, while Elina Svitolina is also through after seeing off the challenge of Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 6-7(8), 6-3.

06:03 CET - Daniil Medvedev takes care of business after beating Yunchaokete Bu 6-2, 6-2. This is now Medvedev's 11th win in the past 13 Indian Wells matches. Now all eyes are on him as he looks to make his third straight final appearance.

03:58 CET - Much like the matches below, Jessica Pegula bests Magda Linette in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Pegula now holds the third-highest win rate (68.6) among Americans at WTA-1000 and Grand Slam events, sitting close behind Coco Gauff (70.3) and the legend herself, Serena Williams (86.2).

03:23 CET - Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Thiago Seyboth Wild in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. The winner in Dubai looks like he's coming for the title at Indian Wells after earning his sixth straight win. 

03:15 CET - Holger Rune also defeats Corentin Moutet in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. The match was delayed briefly during the first set after a loss of power but later resumed with Rune giving fans a highlight.

03:11 CET - Xinyu Wang upsets Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to break her three-match losing streak. This is now Wang's first top-30 win of 2025. Wang put up a whopping seven aces on Ostapenko!

02:19 CET - Iga Swiatek takes down Caroline Garcia with ease in straight sets 6-0, 6-2. The win marks Swiatek's 15th straight and has now won 17 of her last 18 matches at Indian Wells. 

00:53 CET - Dayana Yastremska advances to her first-ever third round at Indian Wells after defeating Ons Jabeur in straight sets 6-3,-6-1

00:46 CET - Cameron Norrie comes from behind after losing the first set to defeat Jiri Lehecka 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. The 2021 Indian Wells champion has yet to lose a match in the second round of the tournament!

23:20 CET - Top seed Alexander Zverev is out! The German has been knocked out by Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor after a three-hour battle 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4). A huge shock at Indian Wells.

Meanwhile, Katerina Siniakova and Elina Avanesyan are through in the women's draw.

22:49 CET - Twenty-fifth seed Katie Boulter is the first-seeded player of the day to be really challenged as she needed three sets to take down Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu. The Briton came back from a set down to win 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-0 in two hours and 39 minutes.

21:51 CET - Another Frenchman is through to the next round after Quentin Halys won his match that was carried over from last night, beating Spanish qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3, 6-4.

21:45 CET - Over to the men's draw, where 18th seed Ugo Humbert has beaten Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3.

21:35 CET - Elena Rybakina, the seventh seed in Indian Wells, is through to the third round after she defeated Suzan Lamens in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in 86 minutes.

Another seed is safely through too, as Karolina Muchova is into the next stage with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

21:19 CET - Our first result of the day is in, as 10th seed Tommy Paul has won an all-American encounter 6-3, 6-1 against Tristan Boyer.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk has made light work of Robin Montgomery, with the world number 18 beating the American 6-1, 6-3.

19:55 CET - Also in action along with Zverev in around five minutes is women's seventh seed Elena Rybakina, who is also going up against a Dutch player in the form of Suzan Lamens.

18:00 CET - Hello and welcome to Flashscore's coverage of today's tennis!

We have a huge day - or night, depending on where you are in the world - of tennis ahead of us with the beginning of the second round at Indian Wells marking the arrival of the world's best players.

The first of them to take to the court will be men's second seed Alexander Zverev, who is facing Talon Griekspoor in two hours.