Main draw play kicked off in Indian Wells as the 2016 BNP Paribas Open kicked into higher gear on Wednesday as the first part of the tournament’s first-round completed with several well-known players getting the first win under their belt.
Among those successful was Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova, Heather Watson as well as Germany’s Carina Witthöft. The young German had enjoyed a rather rocky start into the 2016 season and it looked like her bad fortune would continue in Indian Wells as Witthöft quickly found herself trailing a set against Irina Falconi, Witthöft managed to escape another loss though, making her way into round 2.