Stan Wawrinka earned victory at the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since 2019 when he moved past Australian qualifier Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 in Indian Wells.
Jannik Sinner overcame a second-set hiccup to defeat Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 after two hours and four minutes at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Wednesday.
Rune has now won 14 of his last 16 matches after reaching the finals in three of his last four competitions, including a title run in Stockholm. Given that he started this week as the World No. 18, the stretch allowed him to make his debut in the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz had a season that will go down in history to be remembered. One of its key moments was when the Spaniard broke the record for the youngest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history.
Wawrinka converted on each of his two break points -- one late in each set -- and saved all three against him to close out the victory 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 18 minutes.