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…

Aryna Sabaenka had zero interest in allowing Sonay Kartal to add another chapter to her dream Indian Wells run as the top seed crushed the world No. 83 with a 6-1 6-2 scoreline to safely progress into the quarterfinal in the desert. The Briton, who entered the Indian Wells main draw as a lucky loser…

Iga Swiatek straight honestly admitted that she did feel annoyed and angry during the Middle East swing and the reason for that was the fact that she expected to do better.  Between 2022 and 2024, the Pole completed a three-peat in Doha while she finished as runner-up in Dubai in 2023 and also reached the…

Mirra Andreeva acknowledges it is a bit tricky playing Ukrainian players during these times but insists she will remain focused on herself and try to avoid any distractions before or during her Indian Wells match against Elina Svitolina. The Russian tennis star, who recently became a WTA 1000 champion in Dubai, destroyed 2023 Indian Wells…

Coco Gauff’s hopes of landing her maiden Indian Wells title have come to an end in the round-of-16 after the American stunningly collapsed late and Belinda Bencic completed a 3-6 6-3 6-4 comeback win in two hours and 20 minutes of play.  The third-seeded home favorite blew an early first-set break but took the Swiss’…

The life of a professional tennis player is not as simple as it might seem. In addition to having to travel for many weeks during the year, players are required to constantly update the authorities on their whereabouts so that they can carry out the necessary checks. It is a very demanding routine quite stressful,…