The Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerúndolo (25th) will face the Australian Alex de Miñaur (9th) in the round of 16 at the Indian Wells Masters 1000. Cerúndolo comes off victories against the American Mackenzie McDonald and the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp in previous rounds, the latter being known for his recent wins over players like Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
On his part, De Miñaur is a tough opponent and has defeated the Belgian David Goffin and the Polish Hubert Hurkacz in his previous matches, with just eight games dropped in total. The match is scheduled for no earlier than 16:10 on Court 2. In their only previous encounter at the Australian Open, De Miñaur defeated Cerúndolo in four sets.
In other round of 16 matches, players such as the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) and the American Taylor Fritz (3rd) will face the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (14th) and the British Jack Draper (13th) respectively. There will also be a duel between Americans: Ben Shelton (11th) and Brandon Nakashima (32nd).
As for the players who have already advanced to the quarterfinals, Daniil Medvedev (5th), Holger Rune (12th), Arthur Fils (20th) and Tallon Griekspoor secured their places in the previous round.
