Wu Yibing and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will take on each other in the round of 64 matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 11.
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Wu Yibing will look to build on his embarking form in the ongoing Indian Wells despite the fact that he hasn’t made it to the later stages of any of the major tournaments he has played in the last couple of months. He lost to Kovacevic in the Cleveland Challenger in the final after beating the likes of Sandgren, Kozlov, Kirchheimer, and Mayo. At the Australian Open, he lost to Moutet right in the first round and to Popyrin in the qualifying round at the Adelaide International 1. He shocked the entire tennis world by lifting the Dallas Open beating the likes of Isner, Fritz, Mannarino, Shapovalov, and Mmoh. In the ongoing Indian Wells, He beat Munar in the first-round matchup by 6-7, 6-0, 7-6.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hasn’t been in good touch lately and has been losing all the recent tournaments he has played in. He will be adamant to make a change in fortune and perform well at the Indian Wells. He couldn’t make it past the second stage mark in most of his last tournaments, losing to Halys at the Open Sud De France, and to Tommy Paul at the Australian Open. He made it to the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International 2 thereby losing to Bautista Agut after beating the likes of Millman, and Nakashima. His bad performances went on as he saw himself get knocked out of the Paris Masters and Swiss Indoors in the first round itself. At the Qatar Open, he made it to the quarter-finals getting knocked out by Auger-Aliassime.
| Wu Yibing vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | March 11, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Tournament | Indian Wells Masters |
| Stage | Round of 64 |
| Time (India) | 4:10 A.M. |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| J. Munar | 6-7, 6-0, 7-6 (W) |
| J. Isner | 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 (W) |
| T. Fritz | 7-6, 5-7, 4-6 (W) |
| A. Mannarino | 6-3, 6-4 (W) |
| D. Shapovalov | 6-7, 4-6 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| A. Rublev | 6-1, 6-7, 6-7 (L) |
| M. Jaziri | 2-6, 0-6 (W) |
| F. Auger-Aliassime | 4-6, 6-7 (L) |
| S. Kwon | 6-3, 6-2 (W) |
| C. Lestienne | 6-4, 6-3 (W) |
Wu Yibing and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina have never faced each other in the past.
Wu Yibing and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will take on each other in the round of 64 matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 11.
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