Indian Wells Tournament Upset: Fucsovics Sweeps Musetti, Shelton Survives Close Match

On March 6, 2026, the Indian Wells Masters moved into the second round, with the court witnessing a series of upset and comeback stories. World No. 5 Musetti was unexpectedly eliminated, while eighth seed Shelton narrowly advanced after a hard-fought battle.

Hungarian Marton Fucsovics swept 24-year-old Italian standout Musetti 7-5, 6-1, claiming his second career win over a Top 5 opponent and his first in almost six years. This was Musetti's first appearance since withdrawing from the Australian Open due to a back muscle injury; being rusty from lack of match play, he committed 26 unforced errors throughout the match, showing clearly subdued form. According to ATP data, this victory improved Fucsovics' record against Top 10 players to 4 wins and 35 losses, and it also marked his first career win over a Top 10 player on a hard court.

Ranked No. 56, Fucsovics advanced to the third round of this tournament for the second time in his career. His next opponent will be French player Arthur Fils. Fils progressed to the next round after Croatian qualifier Prizmic retired while leading 6-2, 3-2. This young French player just returned to the tour last month after recovering from a back injury.

In another key match, American local player Shelton endured a three-set struggle, reversing the outcome against compatriot Opelka with a score of 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-3. The match was full of twists; when Shelton trailed 4-5 in the second-set tiebreak, just two points away from elimination, he seized Opelka's serving error to escape defeat. In the deciding set at 5-3, serving for the match, he slipped during a net interception but quickly regained composure, finally sealing the victory after 2 hours and 13 minutes.

Shelton, who reached the quarterfinals here last year, will next face the Next Gen ATP Finals champion Tien, who leads their head-to-head record 1-0.

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