Coco Gauff is through to the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open. In a rematch of the semifinal that sent her home in 2024, the American defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6(1) 6-2. It was not a comfortable victory for Gauff, who served nine double faults. While not a great stat on its own, this…

Nick Kyrgios took a cheeky shot at Iga Swiatek, sarcastically calling the Pole “a clean player” after she returned to play a ball that appeared to hit the surface twice before she hit it. On Sunday, the defending champion made light work of Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 to progress into the Indian Wells round-of-16. While…

Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the last 16 in Indian Wells. The two-time defending champion faced Denis Shapovalov in the third round and earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory in an hour and 23 minutes. Thus, the Spaniard extended his streak in the desert.  It was their second duel, and the Spaniard provided his second victory.…

Coco Gauff acknowledges she is perfectly aware that the strategy against her is to target her forehand side but also adds that she has upped her aggressiveness on that side so her rivals don’t feel as comfortable doing that.  When the American was going through a crisis in 2023, many identified her forehand as the…

Home favorite Emma Navarro created a miraculous comeback in her Indian Wells opener but didn’t manage to do so against Donna Vekic as the No. 19 seed claimed a 7-6 (5) 6-1 win.  After saving two consecutive match points and recovering from a 3-5 third-set deficit against Sorana Cirstea, the American struggled heavily on her…

Zheng Qinwen didn’t have to think much when asked if she would rather win a Grand Slam or reach the world No. 1 title as the 22-year-old admitted that as a kid she only dreamed of lifting a Major title and nothing else. At the start of 2024, the Chinese tennis star came only one…

Mirra Andreeva may have beaten Elena Rybakina just last month but the 17-year-old doesn’t expect to have an easy job at all when they meet again in Indian Wells. In a rematch of last month’s WTA 1000 final in Dubai, the Russian destroyed Clara Tauson 6-3 6-0. Now in the Indian Wells round-of-16, the 17-year-old…

Karl Vilips, in just his fourth competition on the PGA Tour, the third of the season, won his first title on the circuit by winning the Puerto Rico Open with 262 (65 67 66 64, -26), beating by three shots the Danish Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, second with 265 (-23) and Joseph Bramlett, third with 267 (-21).…

Aryna Sabalenka suggests she would prefer to have a shorter gap between the Australian Open and the French Open, a move which would at the same time make a bigger between Roland Garros and Wimbledon.  After losing the Australian Open final to Madison Keys, the world No. 1 competed in the opening two WTA 1000…

Scottish Calum Hill won the Joburg Open with 266 (69 66 69 62, -14) shots, a DP World Tour event organized in collaboration with the Sunshine Tour and played on the Houghton Golf Club course (par 70), in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 30-year-old from Kirkcaldy finished the tournament tied with South Africans Jacques Kruyswijk (266…

Mirra Andreeva doesn’t agree at all that Indian Wells’ courts are similar to the ones at the French Open but also isn’t denying Novak Djokovic’s claim that the ball bounces high in the desert. After years of hearing that their hard-court was one of the slowest on the Tour, the Indian Wells organizers made a…

Madison Keys complicated things but ultimately managed to beat Elise Mertens 6-2 6-7 (8) 6-4 and avoid what would have been an absolutely shocking loss in the Indian Wells third round. The American, who entered the clash riding a 13-match winning streak, claimed breaks in the fourth and eighth games to bag the first set.…

Sergiy Stakhovsky says he has adjusted to living in a war-zone life and claims he is ready to “die for Ukraine” if that will help his country defend its land.  When the war started over three years ago, the former four-time ATP champion returned to Ukraine and voluntarily joined the military reserves. Unfortunately for him,…

Even before the start of the Indian Wells Masters 1000, Carlos Alcaraz was considered as the top favorite to lift the trophy. The Spanish ace has triumphed in California in the last two editions and the absence of Jannik Sinner had further increased his chances of prevailing for the third year in a row. His…

Novak Djokovic experienced an early Indian Wells loss for the second straight year. The five-time champion faced a lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round and suffered a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 loss in two hours and one minute.  Thus, the 24-time Major winner notched his third consecutive defeat and extended his poor…

Xander Schauffele, competing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, felt he wouldn’t shine. Coming back from a long injury is always a tough moment, so it’s hard to expect superior performances. The American golfer was primarily focused on playing the tournament without pain and injury, and it seems he succeeded in that.  The 31-year-old looked back…

The Indian Wells tournament has always had a very special value for Taylor Fritz, who grew up in these areas and used to go to see the event with his family when he was a child. The American ace has always dreamed of winning the ‘BNP Paribas Open’ – which is often referred to as…

Scottie Scheffler expected that the performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational would turn out to be a positive experience for him. However, Scheffler had to settle for T11, after a slightly worse performance. The American clearly needs to improve in various fields, but the injury that kept him sidelined for a while could be the…

Rory McIlroy is determined to make some changes down the line, unhappy with his equipment during the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The Northern Irish golfer has revealed that he will return to the original TaylorMade driver, at least until the Masters. Before the start of the last tournament, Rory made a lot of changes, changing the…

Rory McIlroy, although he softened his stance more than a year ago and emphasized that he is open to the arrival of LIV Golfers on the PGA Tour, seems to be changing his views again, at least partially. Namely, although he believed that the merger was the best solution for everyone, the 35-year-old shocked the…