Spain’s Garbine Muguruza advanced to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, knocking off 17-year old American Kayla Day 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday. “I think she plays very good,” Muguruza said of Day. “She’s very young and has a great future. She reminds me a little of me, when I was super motivated…
World number two and five-time BNP Paribas Open champion Novak Djokovic moved past Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund on Sunday with a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory, advancing through to the final 32 in Indian Wells and into a matchup with 31st seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. “I think I played very well in the first…
The men’s singles draw at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California got underway on Thursday and it was a disappointing opening round for some American men, including Frances Tiafoe and Ryan Harrison. In one of the last matches to finish up, Bosnian Damir Dzumhur held on to beat Harrison 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in…
The first round of the BNP Paribas Open main draw got underway on Wednesday and last summer’s Olympic Gold Medalist Monica Puig of Puerto Rico was one of the opening day victors, blowing past American Danielle Collins 6-0, 6-2 to advance. “I always liking playing on center stage, I guess it’s where I feel most…
World number one Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that she will be withdrawing from this week’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as well as the Miami Open due to a left knee injury. “Sadly, I have to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open,” the reigning Australian Open…
Photo courtesy of Twitter/@AbiertoTelcel American Sam Querrey beat a number of top players on his way to the Albierto Mexicano Telcel title over the weekend, concluding his fantastic run with a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over second-seed Rafael Nadal in the final on Saturday. “It’s definitely a tournament that I’m going to remember for the rest…
The BNP Paribas Showdown will once again grace New York City with its presence in early March, marking the 10th anniversary of the event that has attracted the sport’s biggest stars for a decade. “The event actually got started after Pete Sampras played an exhibition against Andy Roddick in Houston,” said the event’s creator Jerry…
It was a busy weekend across the ATP and WTA Tours with many big-time tournaments taking place across the world. In the United States, it was American Jack Sock who won the Delray Beach Open, claiming the title when top-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic withdrew on Sunday. “It’s very unfortunate for him and I hope he…
Still rounding himself back into form after a long layoff, Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro showed some signs of rust in his second round match at the Delray Beach Open on Thursday, but hung on to defeat Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals. “It was a really tough match for…
American teenager CiCi Bellis notched the biggest win of her young and promising career on Wednesday, defeating fourth-seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships quarterfinals. Bellis was playing in her first main draw of 2017 after sitting out some early season tournaments with a hip injury but hasn’t…