Djokovic, Novak - Botic Van de Zandschulp

ATP Indian Wells, hard... Aleksejus O. (25 years old) from Australia, growing up at a decent level, occasionally manages to surprise, but for this match, the local player Marcos Giron (31st) should be more interesting. He has returned to better form in this tournament and demonstrates stability and focus (winning both tiebreaks). The local player's progressive motivation and current level give reason to believe that the Australian may not have an easy victory here.

Too much here overwhelms the poppy. Even though Girona may win, it wasn't very easy with the same Basilašvili, who is probably one of the worst top 10 players over the last few years, especially on hard courts. Poppy is also not a miracle worker, but his form is improving. He could show something here. The Australian backhand is better than Girona's. Much will depend on Poppy's first serve, and if he maintains a good percentage, I give him a big chance to win.