Harriet Dart reaches top 100 for first time after stellar run at Indian Wells
Harriet Dart will break into the top 100 for the first time after continuing her stellar run at Indian Wells with victory over Kaia Kanepi in the third round.
Iga Swiatek Sport News
Calm Swiatek finding solutions to rally to victory
Indian Wells, Calif. : Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek feels her work with her sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz was finally paying off as the 20-year-old is now able to regularly stay calm and confident to bounce back from adversity on court.
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.
Emma Raducanu and Simona Halep advance, Karolina Pliskova falls at Indian Wells
Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek all came out on the winning side of three set matches while Danka Kovinic upset former world number one Karolina Pliskova in second round action at Indian Wells on Friday. Raducanu's 6-1 3-6 6-1 victory is the Briton's first at the WTA 1000 event as she looks to get her season on track after falling in the second round at the Australian Open and retiring in Guadalajara with injury.
Raducanu and Halep advance, Pliskova falls at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. : Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek all came out on the winning side of three set matches while Danka Kovinic upset former world number one Karolina Pliskova in second round action at Indian Wells on Friday.
'We have a way to help people' - Iga Swiatek on showing Ukraine support at Indian Wells and activism through tennis
When Iga Swiatek steps on court for her Indian Wells opener on Friday, the Polish world No.4 will be wearing a yellow and blue ribbon, not just in support of her Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina, but as a token of solidarity with all the people of Ukraine. At 20 years of age, Swiatek is aware she still has a lot to learn, but she is eager to use her voice to help the Ukrainian cause to the best of her ability.
Russian, Belarusian players call for peace as Ukraine conflict rages
Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka called for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine that caused tennis officials to strip any mention of their home countries from the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in the biggest assault on a European state since 1945. Russia calls the action a "special military operation". "My message is always the same - I want peace in all of the world," world number one Medvedev told reporters on the eve of the first round of ATP action in the Southern California desert. "I think every tennis player is going to say the same." Indeed, support for the Ukrainian people has been pouring out from the tennis community.
Russian, Belarusian players call for peace as Ukraine conflict rages
INDIAN WELLS : Russian Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka called for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine that caused tennis officials to strip any mention of their home countries from the Indian Wells tennis tournament.