Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie fought from a set down to reach the third round at Indian Wells but top seed Alexander Zverev was dumped out.
Norrie – champion at this event in 2021 – upset 23rd seed Jiri Lehecka 3-6 6-4 7-5 to secure a showdown with 10th seed Tommy Paul in the last 32 on Sunday.
The Brit leads his career head-to-head with Paul 3-1 but the pair have not met since the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2022 when Norrie won in straight sets.
Zverev lost 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) to world No 43 Tallon Griekspoor after serving for the match in the second set.
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Highlights as world No 2 Alexander Zverev lost to Tallon Griekspoor at the BNP Paribas Open
The world No 2 has now failed to pass the quarter-finals in each of the four events he has played since being beaten by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final in January.
Zverev: I am disappointed with my game
Sinner’s three-month ban has given Zverev the chance to push for world No 1 status but the German says he is not thinking about that now as his poor form continues.
“It was [on my mind] in the beginning. Now it’s less, because I’m just playing terrible, said Zverev.
“I have to find my game before thinking about that because to be world No 1 you have to win tournaments, and I’m not getting past the first or second round at the moment.
“I’m not playing a level that I want to play, definitely not playing anywhere near what I played in Australia. I’m just disappointed with my game.”
“Right now it’s not clicking. I have to find a way to make that happen.”
Zverev is 4-4 since reaching the Australian Open final in January
Griekspoor, who finally converted his sixth match point, said: “I’m incredibly proud. It was such a mental battle to beat him. I beat him once but then lost the next six times so it was such a mental thing. Happy to finally get it out of the way.”
Fourth seed Casper Rudd joined Zverev in being knocked out as he lost 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-2 to America’s Marcus Giron, with the crowd erupting after the home player triumphed.
“That was an amazing win. It will be one I look back on with amazing memories,” California-born Giron said. “To do it here at my favourite tournament is special.
“It was the tournament I came to when I was younger and it was an amazing atmosphere.”
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