No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula of the United States and seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece were among those that rallied back from early deficits to avoid upsets on Sunday, March 12, in the round of 32 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
Pegula managed to pull off a 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 victory against Russian 26th seed Anastasia Potapova, while Sakkari claimed a 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 win over 27th seed Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine. Both Pegula and Sakkari were strong when it came to saving break points, as Pegula saved 9 of 13 and Sakkari saved 6 of 9. Sakkari also won 35 of 49 first-serve points.
