Jannik Sinner crushed Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-0 to reach the third round of Indian Wells and extend his winning streak this season to 13 matches.
The Australian Open champion will next face either 25th seed Jan-Lennard Struff or Croatian Borna Coric.
Elsewhere, Andy Murray fell to Andrey Rublev 7-6(3) 6-1. The Russian will meet Czech 32nd seed Jiri Lehecka in the third round.
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz overcame a sluggish start to dispatch Italy's Matteo Arnaldi 6-7(5) 6-0 6-1 to get his hopes of a title defence in the California desert off to a winning start.
Sixth seed Alexander Zverev and 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas both advanced in straight sets, while rising American Ben Shelton came from behind to score a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Czech Jakub Mensik in other second round action.
In the women's competition, world number one Iga Swiatek blasted past American Danielle Collins 6-3 6-0, Angelique Kerber upset 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko and defending champion Elena Rybakina withdrew with illness in second round action.
Kerber scored her biggest win in three years with an impressive 5-7 6-3 6-3 victory over hard-hitting Latvian Ostapenko.
In another upset, 22-year-old American Katie Volynets stunned sixth seed Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 and will face Caroline Wozniacki in the third round after the Dane outlasted Donna Vekic 7-6(5) 6-3.
Abhishek Sharma's 19-ball fifty went in vain as world champions India were surprisingly beaten by Ireland for the first time in international cricket, slumping to a 34-run defeat in the first Twenty20 in Belfast on Friday.
England roared back into contention on the second day of the third and deciding test against New Zealand with Ben Duckett's rapid century helping his side to 223-2 after three wickets for returning captain Ben Stokes helped to dismiss the visitors for 438 at a sizzling Trent Bridge.
American great Serena Williams will face Australian 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round of her eagerly awaited return to Wimbledon, a potentially tricky tie for the seven-time champion playing at the tournament for the first time since 2022.
Australia booked their spot in the knockout rounds of the World Cup on Thursday after a cagey draw against Paraguay, who are set to qualify as a third-placed finisher, while Turkey beat USA 3-2, scoring the winner with virtually the last kick of the match.
The UAE's National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) says a technical issue in the early warning system has been resolved after it led to the sending of incorrect alert messages.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held a phone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the latest regional developments.