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A highly anticipated wildcard appearance of Former world number one Venus Williams at the Indian Wells has gone up in smoke as she won't be participating in the tournament. Organizers extended an invitation to the 44-year-old last week, but the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion did not take it up "Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wildcard this year," the event posted on X in […]
World number two Carlos Alcaraz defended his Indian Wells title with a straight-set win over Daniil Medvedev in a repeat of last year's final. Alcaraz, 20, beat the Russian world number four 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to claim his first title since Wimbledon in July. The Spaniard was returning from an ankle injury which forced him to retire from his opening match at the Rio Open last month. "I love playing […]
Carlos Alcaraz was stung on the side of the forehead when a swarm of bees descended on his Indian Wells quarter-final against Alexander Zverev. Bees swarmed the court in California, forcing umpire Mohamed Lahyani to suspend play in the third game. Defending champion Alcaraz triumphed 6-3 6-1 after a bee invasion forced a one-hour and 40-minute delay in the match. "For sure the most unusual match I have ever played […]
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner extended his winning run to 19 matches by beating Jiri Lehecka to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals - before a swarm of bees stopped play. Italian Sinner beat Czech Lehecka, ranked 32 in the world, 6-3 6-3. "He has huge potential so I was really aware of every point that I made," said third seed Sinner, 22. Sinner will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or […]
World number two Aryna Sabalenka fell to a surprise defeat by Emma Navarro in the fourth round of Indian Wells. Belarusian Sabalenka, who successfully defended her Australian Open title in January, lost 6-3 3-6 6-2 to the 23rd seed. Navarro was cheered on by the California crowd as she reached her first WTA 1000 quarter-final. Fellow American and third seed Coco Gauff claimed a 6-0 6-2 win over Belgium's Elise […]
Carlos Alcaraz clinched a straight-set victory over Fabian Marozsan to reach the quarter-finals and continue his title defence at Indian Wells. The Spaniard needed 75 minutes to wrap up a 6-3 6-3 win against the Hungarian. World number two Alcaraz is bidding to become the first player to defend the title since Novak Djokovic in 2016. He will face Alexander Zverev in the last eight after the German sixth seed […]
World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by 20-year-old lucky loser Luca Nardi in round three at Indian Wells. Italian Nardi, ranked 123 in the world, had originally been knocked out in qualifying but reached the main draw after another player's withdrawal. He hit 34 winners in a 6-4 3-6 6-3 win over the 24-time Grand Slam champion, converting match point with an ace. "It's crazy," said Nardi, the lowest-ranked […]
World number one Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start to defeat Czech teenager Linda Noskova in straight sets and reach the fourth round at Indian Wells. The Polish 22-year-old, a four-time major winner, trailed 4-2 in the first set and faced three break points in a pivotal seventh game. But she won 10 successive games from that point to earn a 6-4 6-0 victory. Swiatek, who lost to Noskova at […]
Emma Raducanu earned a 6-2 6-3 win against qualifier Rebeka Masarova in the first round at Indian Wells. The 21-year-old Briton broke the Spaniard's serve twice to go 3-0 up, but a third double fault from Raducanu allowed Masarova to pull a game back. Raducanu went 0-40 down when 5-2 in front but recovered to serve out for the first set in 43 minutes. Also Read:Â African Games 2023: Bosso Vows […]
