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Sinner advances to 3rd Miami semifinal in 4 years; Alexandrova continues run by ousting Pegula

Mar. 27, 2024 23:54 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner won his 20th match of 2024 to reach the Miami Open semifinals for the third time in the past four years with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Tomas Machac on Wednesday. Sinner, seeded second, will take on No. 3 seed Daniil...

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek, U.S. Open champ Coco Gauff knocked out of Miami Open

Mar. 26, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff have been knocked out of the Miami Open. Swiatek lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night, hours after the third-seeded Gauff fell in three sets to No. 23 Caroline Garcia 6-3, 1-6,...

Kalinina rallies to end Wozniacki's Miami Open early. Haddad Maia also overcomes slow start

Mar. 21, 2024 20:28 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Anhelina Kalinina was down and almost out Thursday with former top-ranked player Caroline Wozniacki one point away from winning in straight sets at the Miami Open. But the No. 32-seeded Ukrainian saved that match point and won the last five games of the...

Alcaraz defeats Medvedev to defend his Indian Wells title. Swiatek beats Sakkari for women's title

Mar. 17, 2024 19:56 PM EDT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz arrived at Indian Wells full of doubt about his twisted right ankle. He's leaving as a two-time champion. He defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5), 6-1 for the second straight year in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday, earning his first...

Alcaraz rallies after 3-hour rain delay to reach Indian Wells final. He'll play Medvedev for title.

Mar. 17, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to end the Italian’s 19-match winning streak and advance to the BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday night. Alcaraz retained his world No. 2 ranking with the victory and extended his winning streak to...

Sakkari outlasts Gauff in 3 sets of rain-delayed semi at Indian Wells. She plays Swiatek for title.

Mar. 16, 2024 02:33 AM EDT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final. Sakkari will play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in Sunday's final. Swiatek...

Alcaraz survives bee swarm to buzz Zverev. Sinner goes to 16-0 to reach Indian Wells semifinals

Mar. 15, 2024 10:33 AM EDT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz survived a swarm of bees that caused a nearly two-hour delay and went on to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alexander Zverev to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday night. Alcaraz swatted at the bees buzzing around him before...

Top-ranked Swiatek wins rematch with Noskova at Indian Wells after losing to her at Australian Open

Mar. 11, 2024 02:37 AM EDT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Iga Swiatek avenged her Australian Open ouster at the hands of Linda Noskova, beating the Czech teenager 6-4, 6-0 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz and third-seeded Jannik Sinner each advanced in straight...

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek moves on at Indian Wells with easy win over Danielle Collins

Mar. 09, 2024 00:54 AM EST

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek moved on at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over power-hitting Danielle Collins on Friday. Swiatek improved to 15-2 this season and earned her fifth straight win over the 30-year-old American, who previously announced...

Djokovic to return to Indian Wells for 1st time in 5 years, joined by Nadal, Alcaraz, Swiatek, Osaka

Feb. 07, 2024 14:48 PM EST

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic is returning to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in five years in pursuit of a record sixth title in the Southern California desert. The world’s top-ranked male player last competed at Indian Wells in 2019, when he lost in the...