without extenuating, Nick Kyrgios (132nd in the ATP ranking) defeated Federico Delbonis (34th) by double 6-2 in just over an hour of play and got into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 after giving him another show to the public present in the California desert
The Australian, who had just beaten Sebastian Baez (60°) In his first performance, he showed elite tennis from start to finish and gave practically no chances to Delbonis because, despite the five break chances for the Argentine, Kyrgios he always stayed away in the score.
The native of Azul, who had come out ahead in the first round, continues his losing streak on fast courts: since the beginning of 2021 he has accumulated a record of 2 wins and 14 falls on hard courts. Those two wins were achieved by the ATP Cup, against Aleksandr Metreveli (570th) and Michail Pervolarakis (399th). The rest, losses.
By the side of KyrgiosAustralian Open doubles champion this season, will face Norwegian in the third round Casper Ruud (8 °). The only time they met was almost three years ago at the Masters 1000 in Rome. At that time, due to a strong anger, the Australian was disqualified from the tournament after throwing chairs and bottles on the court.