Aryna Sabalenka funnily stated that it couldn’t go without her cursing after a slow start to her Indian Wells match against Sonay Kartal but was glad that it helped her get rid of an early frustration and ultimately seal a convincing win.  In the opening match of the game, the world No. 1 made a…

Jack Draper is through to his first Indian Wells quarter-final. The 23-year-old faced the former champion Taylor Fritz in the fourth round and scored a rock-solid 7-5, 6-4 victory in an hour and 18 minutes.  The 13th seed claimed seven straight games from 4-5 in the opening set to break the rival’s resistance and remain…

A week after turning 16, Moise Kouame is chasing his first professional title at the home M25 Creteil Futures. Moise reached his first professional final a week and he is off to a winning start at this week’s event. A teenager faced Loic Namigandet Tenguere in the first round.  The younger player earned a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory…

World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is safely through to his fourth consecutive Indian Wells quarter-final. The 21-year-old faced Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round and produced a convincing 6-1, 6-1 triumph in an hour and 14 minutes.  Thus, Alcaraz earned his 15th consecutive victory in the desert, moving closer to Novak Djokovic’s record. The Bulgarian…

Karolina Muchova kept it straight honest following her brutal Indian Wells round-of-16 defeat, acknowledging that she wasn’t doing anything well on the court while Iga Swiatek sensed blood and “pressed even harder.” After the Czech and the Pole set up a round-of-16 meeting in the desert, fans were hoping the two could deliver something similar…

The BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals are set, promising thrilling matchups in Indian Wells. Wildcard Belinda Bencic stunned Coco Gauff, leaving Madison Keys as the only American remaining in the draw. Meanwhile, defending champion Iga Swiatek and 2023 finalist Aryna Sabalenka both secured their spots in the next round. In the Australian Open round of 16,…

Serena Williams’ former long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou isn’t ruling out the possibility of Alexander Zverev still winning a Grand Slam but has highlighted to the 27-year-old that the competition is very strong and that his current game probably won’t be enough for him to achieve his biggest dream so he must work on improving and getting…

Elina Svitolina described playing through a foot injury as “a painful experience” and admitted that she expected to feel some discomfort after returning from surgery but so far everything has gone great.  Following last year’s US Open exit, the 30-year-old – who battled foot issues for quite some – underwent surgery and shut down her…

Bernard Tomic thinks he competed during “the toughest top-10/15 group” and admits it was basically impossible for him to make a real Grand Slam breakthrough with the presence of the Big Four and some other big names from that period. As an 18-year-old qualifier, the Australian made his first Slam quarterfinal at 2011 Wimbledon before…

Zheng Qinwen acknowledges that Iga Swiatek has been on fire in Indian Wells this year but also warned the world No. 2 that she is also feeling pretty well about her game and is ready for “a fight” in their quarterfinal match. After going only 1-3 through her first tournaments of the year and evidently…