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Tiafoe, Medvedev reach Indian Wells semifinals; Gauff out
INDIAN WELLS, California: Frances Tiafoe defeated 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open.
Indian Wells: Aryna Sabalenka storms past Coco Gauff into semi-finals with straight-sets victory
Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the semi-finals of Indian Wells after beating home favourite Coco Gauff 6-4 6-0. Sabalenka played some superb tennis as Gauff made some crucial mistakes and couldn’t do anything about the power of the Australian Open champion. Ad Maria Sakkari or Petra Kvitova await Sabalenka in the last four on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal targeting Monte Carlo Masters as his first event back from injury, says tournament director
Rafael Nadal is targeting a return to tennis at the Monte Carlo Masters, according to the tournament director of the event. Nadal has not played since losing in the second round of the Australian Open to Mackenzie McDonald, where he picked up a hip injury.
Dominic Thiem's verdict on Novak Djokovic's Calendar Slam chances and Rafael Nadal's French Open hopes - exclusive
Dominic Thiem has given his verdict on Novak Djokovic’s chances of winning the Calendar Slam this year – and picked out which “four or five” players could stop him and Rafael Nadal from sweeping the Grand Slams. Djokovic came close to becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win all four majors in the same year when he won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon in 2021, but then lost to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final.
Swiatek powers past Raducanu and into Indian Wells quarter-finals
:World number one Iga Swiatek continued her Indian Wells title defense with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Emma Raducanu on Tuesday to set up a quarter-final against unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea.
Casper Ruud exclusive: Rafael Nadal could produce 'ridiculous level' to win French Open yet again
Casper Ruud believes that Rafael Nadal could once again be the man to beat at the French Open when the second Grand Slam of the season gets underway in May. Nadal has 14 titles at Roland-Garros to his name, and while he has made it clear he is reducing the amount of tennis he will be playing to stay fresh and manage his conditioning, nobody expects the 36-year-old to easily let go of the trophy he won as recently as last year.
Daniil Medvedev doesn't like it, Cameron Norrie adores it: What's up with Indian Wells court speed?
Daniil Medvedev has called it a “disgrace” but reckons Cameron Norrie “adores” it – so what is going on with the Indian Wells court speed? One of the running themes over the last week at Indian Wells has been former world No. 1 Medvedev giving his very frank views on how “slow” the courts are. Ad In his most recent win over Alexander Zverev, Medvedev called them a “disgrace” and told the umpire “the ATP’s not doing a good enough job on checking the courts, because it’s not hard courts.