Carlos Alcaraz’s tennis play is sweet like honey … and clearly, some bees thought so too — ’cause a huge swarm forced him off the court! Carlos Alcaraz vs. Bees 🐝 Advantage, bees. #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/2fLBWHKYyi — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 14, 2024 @TennisChannel The second-best men’s player in the world took the court Thursday to … Read more
Novak Djokovic made a winning return to Indian Wells after a five-year hiatus from the event but only after being given a scare by world No 69 Aleksandar Vukic on Saturday night. Djokovic recorded the milestone 400th Masters 1000 win of his career with a 6-2 5-7 6-3 victory over the dangerous Vukic. “Five years … Read more
Venus Williams lost her first match back on tour for six months as the 43-year-old faded badly to succumb 2-6 6-3 6-0 to qualifier Nao Hibino in the first round at Indian Wells. Williams hadn’t competed anywhere since a first-round exit at the US Open on August 29, while her last appearance at the BNP … Read more
Emma Raducanu made short work of qualifier Rebeka Masarova at Indian Wells on Thursday, claiming a straight-sets victory to ease through the first round. The 21-year-old, given a wild card at this tournament, set up a meeting with Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska as she got past Spanish qualifier Masarova 6-2 6-3 in an hour and 45 … Read more
Andy Murray produced one of his best performances of the year to beat former top 10 player David Goffin 6-3 6-2 and reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 2009 champion in the desert was simply superb on serve as he made it through to a meeting with fifth … Read more
Rafael Nadal withdrew from Indian Wells on Wednesday on the eve of his first-round match, saying he is “not ready to play at the highest level”. The Spaniard, 37, returned to competition in Brisbane in January after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but had to miss the Australian Open with another … Read more
Andy Murray produced one of his best performances in 2024 to ease beat former top 10 player David Goffin 6-3 6-2 and reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 2009 champion in the desert was simply superb on serve as he made it through to a meeting with fifth … Read more
Katie Boulter is into a first WTA 500 final after continuing her superb run at the San Diego Open with a dominant victory over third seed Emma Navarro. The British No 1 saw off second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round before knocking out seventh seed Donna Vekic in the quarter-finals and was … Read more
Jack Draper retired with an undisclosed illness in the third set of his semi-final against Australian Alex de Minaur at the Mexican Open in Acapulco. Draper left the court when 4-0 down in the final set after he’d staged a strong comeback from a set down to the defending champion. The Australian third seed started strongly, … Read more
After Emma Raducanu made an early exit at the Qatar Open, when are we expecting to see her in action next on the new Sky Sports Tennis channel? The 2021 US Open champion has been showing positive signs having spent eight months out of action in 2023 after wrist and ankle surgeries. The 21-year-old was … Read more