By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, March 10, 2024 The tennis court is a peaceful place compared to the scary slopes Jannik Sinner once faced. These days, Sinner evokes fear factor in opponents. More: Grigor Dimitrov on Pure Beauty The Australian Open champion swept Jan-Lennard Struff scoring his 17th straight win to speed into the…
Former US Open winner and world No. 1 Andy Roddick recently commented on the legendary career of three-time Major winner and future Hall of Famer, Andy Murray: “I hope he receives the farewell he’s earned.” Murray to Deserves Royal Send Off The exact timing of Andy Murray’s retirement remains uncertain, as he has expressed his…
Novak Djokovic showed some rustiness on his return to the Tennis Paradise where he has won the Indian Wells Masters title five times. He played amazing and deserved great credit and applause, The crowd really appreciated his tennis, and the quality was really high. He played some ripping forehands and crushing serves. It was difficult…
Lehecka conquers Nakashima 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach Indian Wells third round Brandon Nakashima from California, won the NextGen ATP Finals in the fall of 2022 but has since struggled to find the level that catapulted him to #43 at the age of twenty. That same year on home soil in San Diego, he won his…
Naomi Osaka (March 9, 2024) INDIAN WELLS, California) New mother Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with straight sets win over 14th seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday. It’s the Japanese woman’s fifth tournament since returning from having a child last year. “I just want to have a…
Getty Images Ugo Humbert and Tommy Paul will be aiming for a spot in the last 16 at the Indian Wells Masters when they take the court on Monday. Casper Ruud and Arthur Fils are also on the schedule as third-round competition wraps up.(17) Tommy Paul vs. (14) Ugo HumbertBoth Humbert and Paul have been…
Third-round competition at the BNP Paribas Open begins with a bang on Sunday, as a blockbuster lineup features both Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Alcaraz is going up against Felix Auger-Aliassime, while Tsitsipas is facing Frances Tiafoe. Here are my previews and picks for the two matchups.(31) Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. (2) Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz and Auger-Aliassime…
Another good fight from Denis Shapovalov in Indian Wells was not enough to score a victory over Lorenzo Musetti on Saturday, as the Canadian was edged out in a tight three-setter. Shapovalov gave the No. 26 seed all he could handle for two hours and 20 minutes, but despite holding a late lead, it was…
The round of 64 at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open is complete, and Novak Djokovic has played his first match at the Tennis Gardens since 2019. The top-seeded Serb had to shake off some rust en route to a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Aleksandar Vukic. In round three, he’ll meet Luca Nardi. Fellow veteran…
Novak Djokovic didn’t play at his best in his first match since the Australian Open, and he was quite vocal about it after the match. Djokovic recently played his first match after the Australian Open in Indian Wells. Coincidentally, it was also his first match at that event in 5 years, as a combination of…
