Tuesday's Matches To Watch As The Round Of 16 Brings The Heat To Tennis Paradise
Fourth-round action at the BNP Paribas Open starts on Tuesday. Among the highlights? A rematch of a Grand Slam final and rematch of a 2024 semifinal in Tennis Paradise. Here are five encounters to keep an eye on:Get TicketsIga Swiatek vs. Karolina MuchovaGiven the amount of sets she wins 6-0, including first sets, it’s no surprise that Iga Swiatek was asked what that feels like in the moment. “For sure, I know that I'm in a good place and I'm going the right way,” said Swiatek, who beat Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2 in the third round.“So I feel pretty pumped up. But on the other hand, calm, because I don't feel that I'm threatened. I need to go and be aware in the second set that it can all change. Second set is a different story. We start from zero kind of again, so the other player can also get theirlevel up.”A ‘bagel’ might be difficult for Swiatek and Karolina Muchova on Tuesday. It’s never happened in their four duels. The Czech all-rounder — who was seen by the doctor on court Sunday — has been one of the very few close to toppling the Pole recently at the French Open. Muchova led by a break at 4-3 in the third set of the 2023 final.Daniil Medvedev vs. Tommy PaulDaniil Medvedev and Tommy Paul go at it once again in Indian Wells. Last year, their meeting came not in the fourth round but in the semifinals. The often flashy Paul got off to a lightning start, leading 4-0.“He was playing pretty unbelievable, and I didn't know what to do, so the only thing I can do is try to continue to search for solutions,” Medvedev said after the match. The 2021 US Open champ did and won 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.But he also benefited from luck. Paul rolled his left ankle early in the tiebreak and didn’twin another point in the tiebreak. The New Jersey native has had health issues of late, too — a shoulder injury and then stomach illness. Although he is 1-3 against Medvedev, that lone win came in their last meeting in Rome last year.
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