The Indian Wells Open is underway, with the Round of 128 matches taking place. Ethan Quinn is among those competing.
Quinn to Face Opelka
Ethan Quinn, currently the No. 73 player in the ATP rankings, is considered a rising name in the sport. At 21 years old, Quinn is an automatic qualifier this year at Indian Wells. Last year, he had to win two qualifier matches to get into the main draw.
Quinn played college tennis at the University of Georgia. He didn’t play a full season as a professional in 2024 and didn’t start to look comfortable at this level until 2025. In 2025, Quinn reached the third round at Roland Garros, won a match at Wimbledon, and made the main draw of seven ATP 1000 tournaments.
Quinn showed he could become a real threat at this year’s Australian Open. He upset Tallon Griekspoor in the first round and Hubert Hurkacz in the second round.
Opelka’s Career Trajectory
Quinn will face fellow American Reilly Opelka for the first time. Opelka is on the downslide of his career and has not had a great start to the 2026 season. He is down to No. 68 in the ATP ranking after being as high as No. 17 at one point in his career.
Quinn is the player to back in this match. He is a young player gaining in confidence, while Opelka’s career is fading away. Quinn should be appreciative of this big opportunity that he has to win a match at Indian Wells and come with his best stuff.
Shapovalov Versus Tsitsipas
Another match will see World No. 39 Denis Shapovalov go up against World No. 43 Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas was once the No. 3 player and made a major final as recently as 2023.
Tsitsipas’s game has gone off a cliff over the last two years. At the last seven Grand Slams, Tsitsipas has not made it past the second round. So far this year, he lost his first match in Dubai, was upset in Rotterdam, lost his first match in Adelaide and was upset in the second round of the Australian Open by the No. 89 player, Aleksandar Vukic.
It has become hard to trust Tsitsipas to compete against any somewhat serious player.
Shapovalov’s Recent Form
Shapovalov has had a slightly higher upside in recent months. At the Dallas Open in February, he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to get to the semifinals. In that semifinal, he put up a great fight, pushing to a third set tiebreaker against eventual champion Ben Shelton.
- Shapovalov is 4-2 in his career against Tsitsipas.
- He won the most recent matchup.
Shapovalov’s game just seems a bit more trustworthy coming into Indian Wells.
The Round of 128 continues through to Thursday.