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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — In its usual March dates, the BNP Paribas Open has been a launching pad for big talent in recent years. Naomi Osaka won the title in 2018 and then won the U.S. Open by upsetting Serena Williams in the final. Bianca Andreescu won the title in 2019 and did the same. … Read more

Football legend Ally McCoist named Scotland captain by Jamie Murray ahead of tennis’ Battle of the Brits match against England The Battle of the Brits is set to take place in Aberdeen on December 21 and 22 Scotland’s team features the Murray brothers, Cam Norrie and Jonny O’Mara Keen tennis fan Ally McCoist will oversee the … Read more

Emma Raducanu lines up Esteban Carril as trial coach ahead of next week’s Transylvania Open… with Spaniard having taken former British No 1 Johanna Konta into top 10 in 2016 Emma Raducanu is lining up Johanna Konta’s former coach Esteban Carril The Spaniard took Konta from outside the top 100 to No 10 before they … Read more

Cam Norrie breezes through into the final at Indian Wells after clinical straight sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov… and is now set to enter the world’s top 20 for the first time Cam Norrie is a win away from one of the biggest titles in world tennis The British No 1 defeat Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, … Read more

For the first time in the history of the ATP, all semi-finalists in a Masters 1000 tournament were ranked outside the top 25 as the final four men’s players took to Stadium Court at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. Of the four players, Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie was the highest ranked, an outcome that … Read more

The first significant tournament since Emma Raducanu won the US Open has confirmed two things, one of which is that players and coaches have been studying her. That much was evident in the way Aliaksandra Sasnovich played in knocking her out, showing that even those ranked No 100 in the world can be a danger. A … Read more

After two volatile, unpredictable weeks of this experimental autumn Indian Wells, a worthy final in the women’s draw will see another resurgence from a former dominant champion in Victoria Azarenka while a younger, equally fiery challenger in Paula Badosa, of Spain, steps into the light for the first time. Azarenka started the season ranked 13th … Read more

She remains at her best on hardcourts. When she beat her longtime rival Serena Williams in a three-set thriller to reach the 2020 U.S. Open final, it appeared she was in position to return to the fore this year. But she failed to make deep runs at the Grand Slam tournaments in 2021, and Sunday’s … Read more

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev suffer shock exits at Indian Wells as ATP event continues to produce upsets…and Britain’s Cameron Norrie is highest-seeded player left in the tournament World No 2 Tsitsipas loses in three sets to unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili Zverev, the world No 4, spurned two match points as he lost to Taylor Fritz … Read more