Indian Wells: Britons Jacob Fearnley and Sonay Kartal choose up opening-round wins at BNP Paribas Open

Jacob Fearnley bought his Indian Wells marketing campaign off to a powerful begin with a straight-sets win over Damir Dzumhur on the BNP Paribas Open.

​​​​​​It was a complete 6-3 6-3 victory for the Brit, and far wanted after a string of first-round losses at at Challenger tournaments. It’s his first main-draw win since October.

Fearnley will face 2021 Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz within the second spherical within the first assembly between the 2.

Fellow Brit Sonay Kartal got here by means of with a tricky 6-4 6-4 win over Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee within the spherical of 128 within the ladies’s draw.

She is going to face USA’s Emma Navarro, who’s the world No 20, within the second spherical.

“It’s always tough playing a qualifier, they’ve already had two matches under their belt out here. Maybe not my finest performance today but these first rounds are about getting it done and finding a way to get over the line,” Kartal mentioned.

“Locations like right here sort of remind me of dwelling with the situations, the courts are a bit slower, it is windier. I grew up in Brighton, so it is one of many windiest locations within the UK.

“I enjoy these courts, I enjoy these conditions, I enjoy the way my ball reacts off these courts. As players, you have favourite tournaments throughout the year and this is one I definitely look forward to.”

There was a loss among the many Britons as Francesca Jones suffered a 6-3 6-1 loss to dwelling qualifier Kayla Day within the opening spherical.

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