Zverev crashes out at Indian Wells as Rublev, Swiatek advance
World number three Alexander Zverev crashed out of the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Sunday, stunned in his opening match 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) by 39th-ranked American Tommy Paul.
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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
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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.