Indian Wells Tennis 2016: Tuesday Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

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Published: March 16, 2016

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Many of the biggest names in both men's and women's tennis took to the hard courts during Tuesday's action at the Indian Wells Masters in California.

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams both advanced in straight sets, though the former faced more of a challenge than the latter. Rafael Nadal also continued to show signs of improved form in advancing to the men's round of 16.

Check out the complete list of scores below, followed by an overview of the marquee matches from Tuesday's slate at the BNP Paribas Open.



Kicking off the men's draw winners was seventh seed Kei Nishikori. The 2014 U.S. Open finalist fought through two tiebreakers to defeat American upstart Steve Johnson 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).

Nishikori implied afterward that the blustery conditions made it difficult to endure the match, per the tournament's official Twitter account:



There weren't many upsets to speak of on the men's side, save for 18th seed Gilles Simon's 6-2, 6-2 loss to unseeded Alexander Zverev.

After being upended in the opening round of the Australian Open in January by Fernando Verdasco, Nadal showed no ill effects when he met his Spanish compatriot on Tuesday.

Nadal cruised to a 6-0 first set, but Verdasco battled back to make a tightly competitive second set. As has often been the case throughout Nadal's career, he managed to edge out his opponent 11-9 in the tiebreaker with uncommon perseverance in saving five set points.

Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated weighed in on how the triumph impacted Nadal's Indian Wells outlook:



"I am here to keep fighting. I love the sport," said Nadal afterward. "My goal is to continue...I had an amazing offseason."

Injuries and declining play have plagued Nadal of late, so Tuesday had to give him a shot of confidence at least for now.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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