Carlos Alcaraz moved into the last 16 with ease as he racks up the defence of his Indian Wells Masters title in his chase for his first trophy of the season having seemingly stalled after claiming Wimbledon last year. I think he didn’t get that many points with his serves. I think he lives with…
British hopes in the men’s draw at Indian Wells, the first ATP 1000 level event of the season, suffered a setback when Jack Draper was beaten in his opening round by Australian Christopher O’Connell 6-1 3-6 3-6.as they opened play out in the California desert. That’s the best I’ve served here. I’ve always struggled serving…
Holger Rune becomes the first of the title contenders to fall in the early stages of this year’s Australian Open, vanquished by a 21-year-old French wildcard entry Arthur Cazaux, the world 122, who claimed the biggest win of his career. The Frenchman took out the eighth seeded, 20-year-old Dane, 7-6(4) 6-4 4-6 6-3 after 3…
Carlos Alcaraz has never made any noise of note at the Australian Open. In fact, last year he didn’t even play. Alcaraz hopes that changes in 2023. So far, so good. Alcaraz returned to Melbourne in victorious style on Tuesday night, defeating Richard Gasquet 7-6(5), 6-1, 6-2 in two hours and 22 minutes. The 21-year-old…
