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Jannik Sinner booked his spot in the quarter-finals at Indian Wells with a nervy straight-sets win over Joao Fonseca.

The second seed won 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4)

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in two hours and three minutes to set up a last-eight clash with Learner Tien.

Sinner won 92% of his first-serve points in the opening set, while Fonseca won 73% of such points as both players held their nerve with the ball in hand.

Nineteen-year-old Fonseca raced into a 6-3 lead in the tiebreak, but squandered all three set points before Sinner took the first.

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The Italian then managed to convert the first break point of the match in the second to take a 4-2 lead, but Fonseca broke back to love in the ninth game as they headed for another tiebreak.

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Fonseca briefly led at 4-3, but Sinner reeled off four straight points and clinched victory with his first match point.

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84.6 - Since the ATP Masters 1000 format's introduction in 1990, Jannik Sinner (84.6%, 33-6) holds the best combined win rate of any player at Indian Wells and Miami, surpassing Novak Djokovic (84.3%) - minimum 10 matches. Special.#TennisParadise | @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/iHkGdJT3dx
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) March 11, 2026\n

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Jannik Sinner thrives in the USA

Since the start of 2024, Sinner is now 87-2 against opponents ranked outside the ATP top 20 - one loss came to the eventual champion (Alexander Bublik, Halle 2025) and the other via retirement (Tallon Griekspoor, Shanghai 2025).

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And since the ATP Masters 1000 format's introduction in 1990, Sinner (84.6%, 33-6) holds the best combined win rate of any player at Indian Wells and Miami, surpassing Novak Djokovic (84.3%) - minimum 10 matches.

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Sinner battles past Fonseca into last eight at Indian Wells

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