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Eugenie Bouchard beat Risa Ozaki at Indian Wells
JIM SHORT Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, returns a volley from Agnieszka Radwanska during their match Pouille of France 6-2, 7-5.
Associated Press at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Friday, March 11, 2016, in Indian Wells, Calif. Those two matches helped
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) kick off the opening day
— Eugenie Bouchard beat Associated Press for the men, with Nicolas
Japanese qualifier Risa Mahut of France, Leon-
Ozaki 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Thurs- spotlight. 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, in a battle of and Coric, a 19-year- ardo Mayer of Argentina
day night to close out first- and Robin Haase of the
round women’s play in the Tiafoe outlasted Taylor Fritz 18-year-old Americans, old Croatian, beat Lucas Netherlands also advanc-
BNP Paribas Open at the ing. Mahut beat qualifier
Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Renzo Olivo of Argentina
Bouchard, a 22-year-old 6-2, 6-4; Mayer ousted Sam
Canadian who is trying to Groth of Australia 6-4, 6-3;
recapture the form that and Haase toppled Diego
carried her to No. 5 in the Schwartzman of Argen-
world late in 2014, battled tina 6-3, 6-4. Daniela Han-
with her own inconsisten- tuchova, a two-time tour-
cy throughout the match, nament champion, lost to
but won on her first match Daria Kasatkina of Russia
point when Ozaki hit a 6-2, 6-4. It was the second
backhand just long. straight first-round loss for
Bouchard, No. 42 this Hantuchova, who won her
week, will face 21st-seed- titles in 2002 and 2007.
ed Sloane Stephens of the The women will begin sec-
U.S. in the second round. ond-round play Friday with
American Ryan Harrison Venus Williams scheduled
beat Dusan Lajovic of Ser- to play her first match at
bia 6-3, 7-6 (3) in their first- the tournament in 15 years
round match. in the afternoon and top-
Earlier, teenagers Frances ranked Serena Williams on
Tiafoe and Brona Coric the schedule for the night
grabbed the center-court session.
