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Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov caused an upset by knocking out top seed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Monday (10th March), while Australian Open champion and third seed Stanislas Wawrinka was a straight sets 6-0, 6-2 winner over Italian Andreas Seppi.

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There was a huge upset at Indian Wells on Monday, as Alexandr Dolgopolov knocked out Rafael Nadal in their third round clash.

The game was a repeat of the Rio which Nadal had won last month, but it was the Ukrainian who came out on top this time.

Nadal fought back from a break down to make it 5-5 in the deciding set, before going on to win 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.

Dolgopolov will now face 13th seed Fabio Fognini in the next round, after the Italian beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.

There were no such problems for Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka, after the third seed comfortably beat 29th-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy.

Wawrinka will now face South African Kevin Anderson in the next round.