Wembley Downs Matthew Ebden today stormed into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, known as the prestigious Indian Wells tournament or the 5th Grand Slam on the tennis tour.
The 24 year old qualifier took out Igor Kunitsyn and No. 32 seed Julien Benneteau in the first 2 rounds before facing America’s number one seed (No. 8 in the world) Mardy Fish.
Ebden managed to knock the heavy hitting American out of contention on home soil today, cruising into the fourth round in straight sets 6-3 6-4.
The 91st-ranked Ebden will now take on 6ft 9 inch American John Isner to secure himself a position in the quarterfinals.
A very excited Ebden had this to say about his latest win.
“Especially in America, to beat the top player here is an incredible feeling,”
“Very big win. I’m pleased with my progress, and got another big American next round. I’m just loving what I’m doing out here. I really love competing hard and tackling the opportunity. I’ll do that again. I will look forward to the next one.”
Isner secured his place in the fourth round with a 7-5, 7-5 win over No. 22 seed Juan Monaco of Argentina.
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