Canadian beats Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in first round Andreescu will face Maria Sakkari in second round Emma Raducanu has had a tough enough time consolidating her career since winning the US Open as a teenager, but there have been periods when Bianca Andreescu’s experience as a former teenage grand slam champion has seemed utterly hellish. The years since her own US Open triumph in 2019 have included a torn meniscus that led to a 15 month layoff, the decision to step away for over four months last season, and considering retirement over her flatlining form and in order to address her mental ..read more

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has regained his No 1 ranking, beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 to win the men's singles title at Indian Wells. With his third career Masters 1000 title and eighth overall, Alcaraz will regain the ATP’s top ranking, rising above Novak Djokovic, who is absent from Indian Wells and the Miami Open due to his vaccination status. This was the first time that Alcaraz has won a Masters 1000 title without dropping a set. Carlos Alcaraz regains No 1 ranking with Indian Wells rout of Daniil Medvedev ..read more

Spaniard wins 6-3, 6-2 to claim first big title since US Open Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka in women’s final Daniil Medvedev stepped out onto Stadium 1 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday evening with a 19-match winning streak behind him, confidence flowing in his veins. He was the in-form player on the tour, a champion who has established himself as the best hard court player of his generation. And yet, in the end, none of that mattered. Forty-five minutes into the final, he was completely out of ideas. That is simply the power of Carlos Alcaraz, a special generational talent who ..read more

World No 6 stretches winning run with 7-5, 7-6 (4) victory Russian will play either Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner in final Daniil Medvedev continued his winning run by defeating Frances Tiafoe to reach his first BNP Paribas Open final in Indian Wells. The former world No 1 arrived in the Californian desert having won successive tournaments in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai and he has maintained that form impressively ..read more

Kazakhstan’s Rybakina beats Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 in semi-final Belarusian Sabalenka cruises past Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 Elena Rybakina has knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek with a 6-2, 6-2 semi-final victory at Indian Wells on Friday to set up a clash against Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Two months after Rybakina knocked Swiatek out of the Australian Open in the fourth round, the Wimbledon champion once again put in an impressive display against the world No 1 ..read more

Raducanu ‘unavailable’ for April contest says Anne Keothavong GB captain appears to have dig at Raducanu on social media Emma Raducanu will not feature in Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup finals qualifying tie against France next month. Anne Keothavong has named the same team which reached the semi-finals in September and said Raducanu was “unavailable” for the tie in Coventry from 14-15 April ..read more

British youngsters met the No 1 seeds in California and were left with a greater understanding of the progress they must make As Emma Raducanu fought hard to stay alive in the second set of her primetime bout with Iga Swiatek on Tuesday night, she threw all that she had at the undisputed world No 1. Down a break point, Raducanu fired down a heavy combination of forehands that kissed multiple lines. Against almost anyone else, she would have generated an easy short ball to put away. But not Swiatek. After flitting from side to side at full sprint, she eventually responded with a sliding defensi ..read more

World No 1 beats Briton 6-3, 6-1 in last-16 encounter Cameron Norrie advances to quarters but Jack Draper bows out World No 1 Iga Świątek continued her Indian Wells title defence with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Emma Raducanu to set up a quarter-final against unseeded Romanian Sorana Cîrstea. Świątek came under pressure early in the opening set but some clean ballstriking helped her hold for a 3-2 lead after two tight service games. She raised her level further to break Raducanu in the next game before pulling away ..read more

Draper wins 7-6 (6), 6-2 in their first ATP meeting No 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz in last 16 next for 21-year-old Jack Draper said he was “privileged” to have been on court with Andy Murray after beating the three-time grand-slam winner at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Monday. Draper won 7-6 (6), 6-2 in two hours in his first ATP Tour match with his fellow Briton. Murray had a set point in the first set, but Draper saved it with an ace and the 21-year-old went on to book a last-16 meeting with the top seed, Carlos Alcaraz. Draper’s win lifted him up to 43rd in the live ATP rankings, hav ..read more

Briton defeats Brazilian 13th seed 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in third round First three-set win over a top-50 opponent for Raducanu Emma Raducanu arrived in Palm Desert still trying to figure out how to keep her body in one piece, merely attempting to string a few matches together, yet her run to the third round left her staring across at one of the most match-tough players in the world. Only one WTA player, Iga Swiatek, won more tennis matches than Beatriz Haddad Maia last year and after being eviscerated in the opening set, Haddad Maia showcased her mental toughness by instantly fighting back. By the ..read more