Carlos Alcaraz defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets at Indian Wells.

World number two Alcaraz, 20, defeated the Canadian 6-2, 6-3, setting up a showdown with Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan in California.

Italian third seed Jannik Sinner also advanced in straight sets, defeating German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-4.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 11th seed from Greece, defeated American Frances Tiafoe, 6-3, 6-3.

Alcaraz did not lose a set on his way to capturing the Indian Wells title last year, but he had to come back from a set down in his first encounter against Italian Matteo Arnaldi.

He had no such troubles against the 31st seed Auger-Aliassime.