Second seed Tsitsipas upset by Thompson in Indian Wells

Stefanos Tsitsipas warned fans that he did not expect to do much in Indian Wells and he didn't, getting beaten by Jordan Thompson in the second round of the event 7-6(0) 4-6 7-6(5).

The second set is out in the second rout after a thrilling two and half hours battle with an in-form Thomspon. The Australian was playing well on the Challenger Tour leading up to this event and he scored two great wins. First a win over Monfils and now a win over Tsitsipas. This one comes after a brilliant performance where he was exceptional on his serve.

Thompson had four break points in the first serve but Tsitsipas was able to save all of them. It wasn't a great serving performance from Tsitsipas in the first set with 3 double faults and no aces. He generally played a bit reserved allowing Thompson to post a 21-winner and 2 unforced errors stat line.

It was good enough to take the first set but only in a tiebreak 7-0. The second set saw Tsitsipas serve much better and play a bit more aggressively. He got the break he needed and then held it to take the set 6-4. The final set saw a close battle with both players largely dominating on their serve. Tsitsipas had a lone break point but failed to use it.

Another tiebreak saw the Greek take an early 2-0 lead but his forehand misfired a couple of times, especially towards the end of it. One went into the net and the other went wide.