SA's Harris sets up Indian Wells duel with world No 6 Berrettini
South Africa's Lloyd Harris set up a mouth-watering third-round duel with world No 6 Matteo Berrettini at the Indian Wells Masters.
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Alexander Zverev crashes out of ATP Indian Wells Masters in opening match
Alexander Zverev crashed out of the ATPIndian Wells Masters on Sunday, beaten in his opening match 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) by 39th-ranked American Tommy Paul. The 24-year-old Olympic gold medallist from Germany was playing his first tournament since he was disqualified from the Mexico Open in Acapulco after losing his temper and repeatedly smashing his racquet against the umpire's chair.
Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis go down in Indian Wells as doubles winning streak comes to an end
The doubles winning streak of Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis has been halted, with the Australian Open champions losing in the round of 16 in Indian Wells.
Andrey Rublev and Iga Swiatek power on at Indian Wells, Emma Raducanu exits
Andrey Rublev pushed his ATP winning streak to 10 matches on Sunday, shaking off a slow start to beat Dominik Koepfer 7-5, 6-4 in his second-round opener at the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters. Rublev fell 4-2 down before breaking 51st-ranked Koepfer twice to pocket the first set. He finished with 32 winners against the German and won 11 of 15 points at the net to put the match away. But the second set was also close. After breaking for a 4-3 lead, Rublev promptly surrendered his serve, but he broke Koepfer to lead 5-4 and then survived three break points to close it out with a service winner. Rublev, on the rise after titles in Marseille and Dubai this year, next faces Frances Tiafoe, who beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 6-4 in an all-American clash.
Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal in battle to claim world No 1 position
Daniil Medvedev knocked Novak Djokovic off the top of the ATP rankings earlier this month, but his reign as the world No 1 may not last long.
Serena Williams backed by Chris Evert over Alexander Zverev ‘jail’ comments
Tennis legend Chris Evert has backed Serena Williams’ comments about Alexander Zverev, after the US star claimed the German’s punishment for lashing out at a chair umpire should have been more severe.
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Rafael Nadal calls for tougher punishment after Alexander Zverev case
Rafael Nadal called for tougher sanctions against players who abuse tennis officials on Thursday in the wake of the controversial suspended sentence handed down to Alexander Zverev. Spanish star Nadal said that as a friend and practice partner of Zverev, he had no desire to see the German Olympic champion receive a stiffer sentence for his violent outburst at last month's Mexico Open in Acapulco. But the 21-time Grand Slam champion said that as a fan of the sport, tougher sanctions were needed.