Mardy Fish Returned to Action But Couldn't Beat Ryan Harrison

Once the world No 7 and a 2008 Indian Wells runner-up to Novak Djokovic, Fish hadn’t played competitively for nearly two years after heart troubles.
Fish had two match points but couldn’t get the job done allowing Harrison to advance 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in two hours and 36 minutes.
Harrison avoided Fish’s pair of winning opportunities in the third set to force a tie-breaker which he closed out with an ace - he'll face Kei Nishikori next.

First round results
Albert Ramos (ESP) bt Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4, 6-4
Federico Delbonis (ARG) bt Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-3
Juan Monaco (ARG) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3, 7-5
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-4, 4-2 abandon
Tim Smyczek (USA) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4
Ryan Harrison (USA) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3)
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) bt Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bt Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-4, 6-4
Daniel Gimeno (ESP) bt Samuel Groth (AUS) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Dennis Novikov (USA) 6-4, 6-4
Borna Coric (CRO) bt Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6-4, 6-4
James Duckworth (AUS) bt Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-6 (7/5), 6-1