China's Buyunchaokete, Wang Xinyu progress at BNP Paribas Open

Buyunchaokete of China defeated home teenager Nishesh Basavareddy 7-5, 6-4 in the men's singles first round at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday.

Buyunchaokete kept a solid advantage during most time in the competition. He earned seven break points and converted three of them. By contrast, Basavareddy broke him only once.

The Chinese praised Basavareddy after the match. "I feel both nervous and excited since it's my first time to play at Indian Wells, not to mention at the center court," Bu said. "Basavareddy is a young Next Gen player. We know each other well and have practiced together during Challenger events. We both performed at high level today. I just tried to enjoy the match and forget about everything else. I'm proud of my performance today."

The victory ended the 10-match losing streak by Chinese players in Tour events recently. It was also Buyunchaokete's first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters win outside China.

Buyunchaokete will face Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the next round.

On the women's side, Wang Xinyu of China beat Mayar Sherif of Egypt 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the second round. Wang broke her opponent first in the fourth game to lead 3-1 in the first set. Sherif returned the favor in the fifth and then held in the sixth to tie the set at 3-3. Wang then scored another two breaks to claim the set and lead 1-0 in the match.

The second set remained close as neither conceded a break in the first 11 games. Wang then ended the battle by scoring her fourth break point in the 12th. She will play former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia next.