Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz raced into the third round at Indian Wells on Saturday, launching his bid for a rare three-peat with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over France's Quentin Halys.The four-time Grand Slam winner from Spain is vying to join Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the only players to win three straight Indian Wells ATP Masters titles.

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz powered past in-form Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 on Monday to continue his march toward a rare Indian Wells ATP Masters three-peat. The world number three from Spain booked his place in the last 16 with a clinical victory,

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Denis Shapovalov to reach the last 16 at Indian Wells. World number four Taylor Fritz and Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo also advanced. Among women,