No added pressure of No. 3 ranking, says Pegula
American Jessica Pegula still finds it "weird" to think of herself as the world number three but the 29-year-old said she no longer feels any additional pressure to live up to her career-high ranking.
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Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur aim to get back on track at Indian Wells
They were the two standout players on the WTA Tour last season, featuring in three of the four Grand Slam finals between them, leading the rankings, and amassing more match wins than anyone else.
Defending champion Rublev marches into DDF tennis championship final
DUBAI: Andrey Rublev is pursuing his quest to become the first player since Roger Federer in 2015 to claim back-to-back Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship titles after marching to this year’s final. Rublev stormed into the ATP 500 final at this week’s DDF championship, edging out childhood friend and No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev in straight sets in front of a capacity crowd at DDF Tennis Stadium.
Flawless Djokovic downs Hurkacz to reach Dubai semi-finals
Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his third title of 2023 by powering into the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-3 7-5 win over Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday.
Djokovic targets elusive gold medal at Paris Olympics
Novak Djokovic said he is already looking forward to next year's Olympic Games in Paris, as he seeks to win a gold medal that has so far eluded him in an otherwise glittering career.
Novak Djokovic confirms plans to target Paris Olympics in 2024 and go for elusive gold medal
Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will target Olympic gold – the one major title missing from his collection – in Paris next summer. The Serb, who celebrated a record-breaking 378th week at world No.1 this week, won bronze at Beijing 2008 but failed to crack the podium in London, Rio or Tokyo. Ad The tennis events at Paris 2024 will take play at Roland-Garros, home of the French Open, where Djokovic has won just two of his 22 Grand Slam titles amid Rafael Nadal’s astonishing dominance on clay.
Injured Rafael Nadal Out Of Indian Wells And Miami Masters
Rafael Nadal will miss the ATP 1000 events at Indian Wells and Miami, the 22-time Grand Slam champion confirmed on social media on Tuesday. "I am sad that I won't be able to compete at Indian Wells nor Miami," Nadal said in a tweet which came after Indian Wells officials announced he had withdrawn from the tournament in the California desert that starts next week.
Injured Nadal out of Indian Wells Masters
Three-time event winner and 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the ATP 1000 at Indian Wells because of injury, tournament officials said Tuesday.