Indian Wells, March 12 (IANS) Jack Draper earned one of the best wins of his career at the Indian Wells Open as he overcame five-time champion Novak Djokovic to enter the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 event.Draper absorbed all of the five-time champion’s punches and threw a flurry of his own to rally past Djokovic in one of the matches of the tournament, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5).Draper, now riding a nine-match winning streak in the California desert, will face two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev…
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Indian Wells, March 10 (IANS) Former world No.1 Novak Djokovic was put to the test by rising American Aleksandar Kovacevic, but the five-time champion relied on his grace under pressure to oust the World No. 72 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to book his place in the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open.It is the second consecutive match this week in which Djokovic has need three sets, having battled through a tough opener against Kamil Majchrzak to begin his campaign.By reaching his 113th round of 16 at Masters…
California, March 7 (IANS) World No. 2 Jannik Sinner began his bid for a maiden title at the Indian Wells with a commanding performance in the opener, sweeping aside Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina 6-1, 6-1 in just over an hour.Returning to the California tournament after missing last year’s edition due to a drug suspension, the Italian controlled proceedings from start to finish in a 64-minute encounter in which he faced only a single break point.After Svrcina held serve to level the opening …
Indian Wells (USA), March 3 (IANS) Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, the reigning Australian Open winner and top seed, will face a tricky test when he steps onto the court for his opening match of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.The No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings will open the season’s first ATP Masters 1000 event against former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov or surging lefty Terence Atmane, with five-time Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic looming in his half of the draw. Alcaraz played Dimitr…
Indian Wells, March 3 (IANS) Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will open the Indian Wells Open, season’s first ATP Masters 1000 event, against former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov or Terence Atmane, with five-time champion Novak Djokovic also looming in his half of the draw.Alcaraz played Dimitrov in the California desert last year, losing just two games to the Bulgarian in the fourth round. But Dimitrov has shown comfort at Indian Wells, reaching the semi-finals in 2021 and the quarter-finals in 2022, acco…
Doha, Feb 20 (IANS) Jakub Mensik caused a major upset in the Qatar Open when the 20-year-old stunned World No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinal of the ATP 500 event.Mensik beat Sinner 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-3 for the biggest win of his career by ATP ranking.Two years ago, the Czech notched his maiden Top 5 victory against Andrey Rublev during his breakout run to the championship match in Doha.The 2025 Miami champion Mensik is now 4-2 against Top 5 opponents, a tally that includes victories against AT…
Doha, Feb 17 (IANS) Two weeks after his five-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner returned to winning ways on his Qatar Open debut with a solid 6-1, 6-4 win over Tomas Machac at the hard-court ATP 500 event.With his 70-minute victory, the second seed extended his winning streak at this level to 11 matches, having won titles in Beijing and Vienna last October.During his dominant first-set win, Sinner lost only six points on serve and calmly dealt w…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India’s Karan Singh went down in a three-set battle to seventh seed Daniel Michalski of Poland in first-round main draw action at the 2026 Delhi Open on Monday. The ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, is being held at the DLTA Complex from February 16 to 22, with 32 men’s singles players and 16 doubles teams competing for the title.Speaking on his win, Michalski said, “I was already with one foot outside of the tournament. Then my game came back, and I…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actress Neha Dhupia shared a memorable moment from a night she called historic, posting a picture with tennis great Novak Djokovic after witnessing an electrifying clash on court. The actress took to Instagram to share a series of pictures, featuring moments with Novak Djokovic, glimpses from the high-voltage match, and candid snapshots of her enjoying the evening with her husband, Angad Bedi, in the stands.Sharing her exhilaration, Neha said the experience was “too much f…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lauded Australian Open 2026 champion Carlos Alcaraz’s “patience and composure” after he defeated Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 and claimed his first title at the season’s first Grand Slam tournament. Alcaraz made tennis history on Sunday, winning his maiden Australian Open men’s singles title and in the process, becoming the youngest professional tennis player to achieve a career Grand Slam.”What stood out at the Australian Open…