Author: Miles Cooper

Grigor Dimitrov will compete within the final 16 in Indian Wells for the fourth time within the earlier 5 years. The Bulgarian confronted his nice good friend Gael Monfils within the third spherical and prevailed 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in three hours and one minute.  As all the time, they embraced a pleasant handshake on the internet following an exhilarating battle that went all the way down to the wire. They claimed 119 factors every, which illustrates that nothing separated them. Monfils grew to become the third-oldest participant within the third spherical of a Masters 1000 degree.  Nevertheless, he couldn’t cross one…

Speaking with Andy Roddick throughout Served with Andy Roddick podcast, Rafael Nadal shared his ideas about final yr’s Paris Olympics and the final word honor he acquired from the organizers.  Rafa took half within the opening ceremony forward of his last look in his beloved Paris. The 14-time Roland Garros winner acquired the Olympic torch from Zinedine Zidane and handed it to his colleague, Amelie Mauresmo.  The Spaniard was among the many final athletes to hold the Olympic torch earlier than it fired the well-known Olympic flame. Rafa carried it proudly in a crimson jacket with the Spanish flag. The legends Carl Lewis, Nadia…

Getty Photos A pair of first-time conferences are on the fourth-round schedule on the Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday, and each are stunning. Tallon Griekspoor runs into qualifier Yosuke Watanuki, whereas Arthur Fils faces Marcos Giron.Tallon Griekspoor vs. (Q) Yosuke WatanukiThere have been loads of upsets on the BNP Paribas Open and Griekspoor is the person chargeable for the early exit of the No. 1 seed, Alexander Zverev. The Forty third-ranked Dutchman ousted Zverev 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4) within the second spherical, a end result that got here in between victories over Miomir Kecmanovic and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Thus continues a…

Andy Roddick hosted Rafael Nadal in his most up-to-date Served with Andy Roddick podcast. Two nice rivals mentioned numerous matters and recalled the encounters from their rivalry. They first met within the 2004 US Open second spherical.  The 18-year-old rising star challenged the defending champion at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The house star produced a dominant 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 victory in an hour and 36 minutes, sending a youngster packing. Joking about their first duel, Rafa defined that Andy virtually killed him along with his serve.  The large server imposed his booming preliminary shot, clocking 152 mp/h within the early phases of…

Carlos Alcaraz is looking for his third consecutive Indian Wells crown this week. The 21-year-old hopes to hitch Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on the listing of gamers with three straight titles within the desert. Earlier than that, Carlos collected one other notable file on the season’s first Masters 1000 occasion.  The Spaniard is 18-2 in his opening 20 encounters in Tennis Paradise, changing into the primary participant to realize that for the reason that begin of the Masters 1000 collection in 1990! Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stood on 17-3 at that checkpoint, and the younger gun bested their…

Coco Gauff is thru to the spherical of 16 on the BNP Paribas Open. In a rematch of the semifinal that despatched her house in 2024, the American defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6(1) 6-2.It was not a cushty victory for Gauff, who served 9 double faults. Whereas not an excellent stat by itself, this was an enormous enchancment from the 21 she served in her second-round match in opposition to Moyuka Uchijima. The third seed had a 64% first serve share and received 5/8 break factors. Her Twenty ninth-seeded opponent solely bought in 57% of her first serves and received simply…

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 floor twice earlier than she hit it. On Sunday, the defending champion made mild work of Dayana Yastremska 6-0 6-2 to progress into the Indian Wells round-of-16. Whereas there wasn’t a lot drama within the match, there was one second that caught the eye of followers. After one in all Yastremska’s drop photographs, Swiatek rushed to the ball and returned it into play. After the purpose was replayed on TV display, the…

Carlos Alcaraz will compete within the final 16 in Indian Wells. The 2-time defending champion confronted Denis Shapovalov within the third spherical and earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory in an hour and 23 minutes. Thus, the Spaniard prolonged his streak within the desert.  It was their second duel, and the Spaniard supplied his second victory. Carlos claimed 12 factors greater than an in-form rival and managed the scoreboard. Shapovalov barely served above 50%. He hit eight double faults and struggled behind the second serve.  The Canadian dropped 44% of the factors in his video games and suffered 4 breaks from…

Gael Monfils is making a reputation for himself in Indian Wells! The veteran scored two victories for the eighth time within the desert and wrote historical past books. Gael defeated Sebastian Korda 7-6, 7-6 within the second spherical and reached the final 32.  At 38 years and 6 months, Monfils turned the third-oldest participant within the Masters 1000 third spherical. The Frenchman left behind Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer and moved nearer to Ivo Karlovic and Jimmy Connors.  Gael has been taking part in at a excessive degree this yr, lifting a trophy in Auckland and reaching the Australian Open fourth…

Novak Djokovic skilled an early Indian Wells loss for the second straight 12 months. The five-time champion confronted a fortunate loser Botic van de Zandschulp within the second spherical and suffered a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 loss in two hours and one minute.  Thus, the 24-time Main winner notched his third consecutive defeat and prolonged his poor run within the desert that has been on since 2017. Novak didn’t wish to search excuses for his poor efficiency and a nasty day on the workplace.  Nonetheless, he defined what made him uncomfortable on Stadium 1. Djokovic highlighted the distinction between the principle…