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Aryna Sabalenka kicked off her Indian Wells run with a 7-6 (4) 6-3 win over rising star McCartney Kessler and then warned her rivals that she mentally recovered from the Australian Open final loss and that she was back to feeling “hungry.” After falling just short to Madison Keys in an absolute thriller final at…
Carlos Alcaraz admits he usually feels nervous at the start of a tournament and adds that playing someone for the first time doesn’t help either. After a first-round bye, the second-seeded Spaniard ousted Quentin Halys 6-4 6-2 in the first match of his Indian Wells Masters title defense. The two-time Indian Wells winner, who didn’t…
The first success of the Epson Tour for the Israeli Laetitia Beck is now with 205 (71 68 66, -8) colpi nell’Atlantic Beach Classic, the second seasonal tournament of the circuit that has started at the Atlantic Beach Country Club (par 71) in the city of Florida with the circolo on the name. I have…
Shane Lowry made six birdies in a 5-under round to establish a two-shot lead midway through the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday in Orlando, Florida. The Irishman sits at 8-under (136) after his stellar second round. He moved ahead of leader Wyndham Clark, who had 71 holes and is second at 6 under. Lowry set…
Competing in the first professional final, usually at Futures, is a great milestone for every player. The taste of success becomes even stronger when you achieve that before any other player from your generation. France’s Moise Kouame did that this week! Three days after his 16th birthday, the young gun played in his first Futures…
Elena Rybakina was inches away from finding herself in a three-set battle with Katie Boulter but avoided that with a big run late in the second set to complete a 6-0 7-5 Indian Wells third-round win. Early in the match, the 38th-ranked Briton missed out on game points in her opening two service games and…
Iga Swiatek has now had two very dominant wins in Indian Wells after the Polish tennis star also destroyed Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 to safely reach the round-of-16. After demolishing 2022 WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-0 in her opener in the desert, the defending champion also won the opening nine games of her…
Among the most talented players on the ATP tour, there is undoubtedly Ugo Humbert. The French ace is really brilliant and skilled in every area of the court, but insiders claim that his shots lack a bit of punch to reach the top positions of the ATP ranking. The current world number 19 has already…
World no. 120 Borna Coric claimed his second Challenger title in as many weeks! The former world no. 12 conquered Lugano last week and lifted another trophy on Sunday in Thionville. Thus, the Croat extended his streak and moved one good result away from the top-100 return. Coric has been struggling on the ATP level…
Despite the tough loss against Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final, Alexander Zverev’s 2025 season had still started in a positive way. The world number 2 had followed up on the progress made in the second half of 2024 and seemed to be able to play a leading role again this year, aiming to…