The second Thursday of the Indian Wells Masters will certainly be remembered for its tennis and a freak of nature, the swarming of the Spidercam on Stadium 1 forcing players and spectators to evacuate the area while a beekeeper was found to deal with the unforeseen problem. He’s playing unbelievable, no losses this year. I…
Getty Images In the relatively forgotten BNP Paribas semifinal matchup compared to Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Tommy Paul will battle on Saturday for a place in the championship of the season’s first Masters 1000 tournament. As usual, Paul has quietly gone about his business and avoided any chaos–such as what we…
Iga Swiatek reached the Last 4 at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells when Caroline Wozniacki retired hurt, and will meet Marta Kostyuk for a place in the final, while Coco Gauff also advanced to take on Maria Sakkari on Friday. I have a huge respect for her, and I’m sad she has to…
Tommy Paul has been a machine on home soil so far in 2024. The 17th-ranked American has reached the final in each of his last two tournaments in the United States, lifting the trophy in Dallas before finishing runner-up to Taylor Fritz in Delray Beach. Now he is back on the prowl at the BNP…
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face each other in a potential blockbuster Indian Wells semi-final after the pair made serene progress in Thursday’s quarter-finals. Sinner was the first move into the last four, proving too solid for Jiri Lehecka in windy conditions before Alcaraz joined him thanks to a blistering display of forehand hitting…
The most anticipated match of the 2024 Indian Wells Open is here, and it will see Carlos Alcaraz take on Jannik Sinner. With Novak Djokovic out of the tournament, there was only one possible matchup left at the season’s first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year that could attract millions to the TV screens….
(March 12, 2024) INDIAN WELLS TENNIS GARDEN, California – No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz avenged an Italian Open loss to Fabian Marozsan, winning 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open as the top remaining seed in the men’s draw. On Monday, the top seed Novak Djokovic lost to no….
What is already an amazing matchup and figures to be tennis’ best rivalry of the next decade will add another chapter when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner collide in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday afternoon. The head-to-head series is all tied up at 4-4, with Sinner leading 4-3 on the main…
Emma Navarro stunned Aryna Sabalenka, the World No 2, at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Wednesday, while Coco Gauff cruised past Elise Mertens as Maria Sakkari fought her way past Diane Parry, and Yuan Yue upset Daria Kasatkina to complete the quarter-final line-up at the WTA 1000 event. It’s a little bit…
Holger Rune was all but out of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, but he lives to see another day. Rune was down match point serving at 4-5 in the second set against Taylor Fritz before storming back for a 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 victory. It was a tough match for a player who had previously…
