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March 8, 2026
Alexander Zverev's tough time: Never had a harder win against Nakashima for Indian Wells round of 16
German tennis player Alexander Zverev advanced to the round of 16 of the Indian Wells Masters after defeating American Brandon Nakashima 7:6 (7:2), 5:7, 6:4 in the third round tonight.
TL;DR
- Alexander Zverev advanced to the round of 16 at the Indian Wells Masters.
- He defeated Brandon Nakashima in a three-set match: 7:6 (7:2), 5:7, 6:4.
- The match lasted two hours and 31 minutes.
- Zverev is ranked fourth in the world, while Nakashima is 30th.
- This was Zverev's sixth win against Nakashima.
- Zverev will play the winner of the match between Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe in the next round.
- The Indian Wells Masters has a prize fund of $9,415,725.
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