British No 1 Jack Dsexual attackr has progressd to the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after lossing American Jenson Brooksby in straight sets.
Dsexual attackr protectedd a 7-5, 6-4 triumph despite a shaky commence to the suit in the Californian desert.
The 13th seed showed amazeive resilience as he overcame timely difficulties to dispatch Brooksby in one hour and 42 minutes under challenging 26C conditions.
The triumph progresss Dsexual attackr’s promising establish this season as he betteres further in the prestigious tournament.
Jack Dsexual attackr ecombined victorious at Indian Wells
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Dsexual attackr set up himself in timely trouble, descending behind 4-1 in the discleave outing set as Brooksby focengaged his backhand.
The Brit’s frustration became evident when he slammed his racket to the floor after leave outing a fracture-back point at 4-2.
This moment of anger ecombineed to reconcentrate Dsexual attackr, who instantly won the next three points and began his comeback.
He eventuassociate broke Brooksby’s serve to level the set before securing another presentant fracture to claim the discleave outer 7-5.
The momentum carried into the second set, where Dsexual attackr broke timely and persisted his obtain.
Dsexual attackr distake parted noticeworthy sportsmanship after his triumph, writing “excellent to have a wonderful take parter back” on the camera lens.
The gesture acunderstandledged Brooksby’s return to tennis after a lengthy absence from the sport.
The two take parters splitd a hot hug at the net follotriumphg the suit, with Dsexual attackr praiseing his opponent off the court.
Brooksby, establisherly ranked 33rd in the world, has been sidelined for two years due to injury publishs and a suspension roverdelighted to leave outed doping tests, which was procrastinateedr lessend.
Speaking after the suit, Dsexual attackr tbetter Sky Sports Tennis: “I felt brave, Brooksby is someone who produces life very difficult for take parters and I didn’t reassociate understand what to foresee, he hasn’t take parted for a while, I haven’t seen him take part.”
“It wasn’t the spotlessest carry outance from my side. I have a lot that I can raise on and a lot of chances that I leave outed, but that’s tennis, you can’t take part your best the whole time.”
“I’m prentd with the way I stayed soothe and kept going to get the triumph in the end.”
Jack Dsexual attackr wrote a touching message to his opponent on a camera lens
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Dsexual attackr acunderstandledged his understandnity with Brooksby’s take parting style, having faced him twice previously.
“I knovel from the first ball what to foresee, I’ve take parted him twice and both times it went my way,” Dsexual attackr shelp.
“He’s a fighter and competitor and I knovel he would want his revenge and I’m prentd that I was able to fend him off and come thcdisesteemful.”
The triumph tags Dsexual attackr’s third triumph over Brooksby, with their previous come apasss also ending in the Brit’s favour before the American’s two-year absence.
Jack Dsexual attackr could now face American third seed Taylor Fritz
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Dsexual attackr will now face either Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo or American third seed Taylor Fritz in the last 16.
The British star has endelighted an amazeive 2025 season thus far, with his only losss coming aobtainst Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open fourth round and Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open final.
“I sense physicassociate excellent, menloftyy excellent,” Dsexual attackr inserted. “We’ve seen a lot of top take parters go out timely this week becaengage conditions are so difficult.”
The tournament progresss inhabit on Sky Sports until March 16th.
