Indian Wells 2026 Day 2 Recap

Day 2 at Indian Wells brought the top half of the draw into action, with the round of 128 now complete and a solid day for the homegrown with four Americans moving into round 2.

Grigor Dimitrov got payback on Terence Atmane just eight days after Acapulco, digging out a three-set win to book a marquee second-round date with top seed Carlos Alcaraz.

The upset of the day belonged to Aleksandar Kovacevic, who outlasted Hubert Hurkacz in back-to-back breakers for his first-ever Indian Wells win and sent the Pole’s slide deeper into the red.

There was also a statement performance from California local Mackenzie McDonald, who absolutely blitzed Matteo Arnaldi, while Sebastian Korda kept rolling, and Kamil Majchrzak earned himself the “reward” of a Novak Djokovic match-up.

Up next: the Round of 64 begins on Day 3, but the schedule is lighter than expected. Only 14 matches are on the slate instead of the usual 16, with Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev arriving late from the Middle East swing, forcing a couple of knock-on adjustments to the order of play.

Day Two 2026 BNP Paribas Open Round of 128 Results

Winner	Loser	Scoreline
Grigor Dimitrov	Terence Atmane	6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Juan Manuel Cerundolo	Botic van de Zandschulp	7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3
Nuno Borges	Emilio Nava	7-6(9), 7-5
Alexander Shevchenko	Sho Shimabukuro (Q)	6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Vít Kopřiva (LL)	Michael Zheng (WC)	7-6(1), 7-5
Rinky Hijikata (Q)	Francesco Maestrelli (Q)	7-6(5), 6-4
Mackenzie McDonald (Q)	Matteo Arnaldi	6-0, 6-1
Sebastian Korda	Francisco Comesana	7-5, 6-0
Kamil Majchrzak	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	6-3, 1-6, 7-5
Aleksandar Kovacevic	Hubert Hurkacz	7-6(6), 7-6(4)
Benjamin Bonzi (Q)	Valentin Royer	6-4, 6-3
Roberto Bautista Agut	Fabian Marozsan	6-4, 6-7(2), 6-4
Alejandro Tabilo	Rafael Jodar (WC)	6-1, 6-2
Sebastian Baez	Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q)	6-3, 6-2
Alex Michelsen	Daniel Merida (Q)	6-3, 6-4
Jacob Fearnley	Damir Dzumhur	6-3, 6-3

Key Matches

Grigor Dimitrov def. Terence Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

Dimitrov avenged his recent loss to Atmane from Acapulco just eight days prior, rallying in a tight three-setter to set up a second-round clash with top seed and two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The 34-year-old Bulgarian started strong but dropped the second set after failing to convert any of seven break points at 5-5, leading to Atmane breaking him. Dimitrov recovered and stayed composed in key moments to close it out.

Aleksandar Kovacevic def. Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(6), 7-6(4)

A major upset in two tight tiebreaks, marking Kovacevic’s first-ever win at Indian Wells and adding to Hurkacz’s troubles with the Pole now on a five-match losing streak.

Sebastian Korda def. Francisco Comesana 7-5, 6-0

Korda, fresh off his Delray Beach title, extended his win streak to six with a dominant finish after a competitive first set. This marked his first hard-court Masters 1000 win since Miami last year. The American will next face sixth seed Alex de Minaur. Four Americans advanced overall on the day.

Kamil Majchrzak def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-3, 1-6, 7-5

Majchrzak battled back from dropping the second set to earn a second-round matchup with third seed Novak Djokovic, who returns from his Australian Open final run (lost to Alcaraz). Djokovic’s first match since January, and I think on balance he will prefer Majchrzak over GMP.

Other notables from Day 2

Highlights

Indian Wells 2026 Day 3 Round of 64 Matches