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With the BNP Paribas Open firmly in the rearview mirror for the tennis world, the focus now shifts to Key Biscayne, Florida, for the 2016 Miami Open. While none of the world’s best players were in action during Wednesday’s first-round play, fans were treated to some of the sport’s next generation, in addition to a few former Grand Slam finalists. Here’s a brief look at some...
Published: March 20, 2016
Victoria Azarenka and Novak Djokovic reigned supreme in Indian Wells, California, on Sunday as they captured the BNP Paribas Open titles in women’s and men’s singles, respectively. Azarenka toppled No. 1 seed Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4, while on the men’s side, Djokovic had little trouble dispatching Milos Raonic, 6-2, 6-0. They both made major strides as they look toward Roland Garros...
Published: March 19, 2016
One year after an injury prematurely ended her run in the semifinals in Indian Wells, California, Serena Williams wasn’t going to be denied again. The world’s No. 1 player earned a 6-4, 7-6 (1) win over Agnieszka Radwanska on Friday to advance to the final of the 2016 BNP Paribas Open. Entering Friday’s match, Williams had completely dominated Radwanska in their...
Published: March 18, 2016
Novak Djokovic earned a workmanlike straight-set 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Djokovic entered Friday having lost just one match on the ATP World Tour. BBC broadcaster Jeff Tarango (via BBC Tennis) argued his level of dominance in the men’s game warrants its own designation in the dictionary: Tsonga...
Published: March 18, 2016
Fighting off a sluggish start, Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open, defeating Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3, Friday in Indian Wells, California. The result continues Nadal’s head-to-head dominance over Nishikori, with the 29-year-old Spaniard now victorious in eight of their nine meetings. This was arguably Nadal’s best performance of the tournament. He looked shaky against...
Published: March 17, 2016
Alexander Zverev might represent the future of men’s tennis, but Rafael Nadal is the present. The 14-time Grand Slam champion defeated Zverev in three sets, 6-7(8), 6-0, 7-5, on Wednesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Zverev entered the fourth round having beaten 23rd-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and No. 16 Gilles Simon in his last two matches....
Published: March 16, 2016
Rafael Nadal is moving on to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open after beating fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6(9), Tuesday in Indian Wells, California. The No. 4 seed received a difficult challenge from Gilles Muller in his first match of the tournament, finally putting away the 32-year-old in three sets. “The last three matches that I lost have been in three...
Published: March 13, 2016
Jordan Spieth was his own worst enemy in the final round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. The 22-year-old entered Round 4 with a puncher’s chance of winning, but a two-over 73 on Sunday torpedoed those hopes. When he entered the clubhouse, Spieth sat in a tie for 18th with a final score of even par. The problems for the two-time major winner began on the front nine. Following...
Published: March 9, 2016
The top stars in tennis headed to Indian Wells, California, for the BNP Paribas Open, and on Tuesday, the tournament unveiled the respective draws for the men’s and women’s singles draws. The event is one of the biggest on the calendar outside of the four Grand Slams, and with the French Open still over two months away, it’s a great chance for tennis fans to see the best players in...
Published: March 7, 2016
Tennis star Maria Sharapova insists she is “determined to play tennis again” following March 7’s announcement that she failed a drug test. The five-time major winner recently revealed to gathered media she tested positive for meldonium, per WTA Insider. According to tennis journalist Chris Goldsmith, the drug was banned effective Jan. 1, 2016. Sharapova told reporters she...