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Indian Wells: Djokovic blames injury struggles for defeat against de Zandschulp
  • March 9, 2025
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Indian Wells: Djokovic blames injury struggles for defeat against de Zandschulp

Novak Djokovic isn’t sugar coating his error-strewn three-set loss to Botic Van de Zandschulp at the BNP Paribas Open Saturday night. More pointedly, although he did label it ‘a bad day at the office’, he didn’t dismiss it as an outlier in what has been a challenging 16 months since he concluded his dominant 2023

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Alcaraz begins title defence with victory at Indian Wells
  • March 9, 2025
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Alcaraz begins title defence with victory at Indian Wells

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz kickstarted his 2025 campaign in style Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 21-year-old delivered a typically assured performance to ease past Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2 and reach the third round at the ATP Masters 1000 for a fourth consecutive year. Beekeeper Lance Davis, who famously took

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Indian Wells: Griekspoor shocks Zverev, Ruud stunned
  • March 8, 2025
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Indian Wells: Griekspoor shocks Zverev, Ruud stunned

Tallon Griekspoor upset top seed and World No. 2 Alexander Zverev on Friday at the BNP Paribas Open to earn the biggest win of his career in Indian Wells. In a dramatic topsy-turvy clash, Zverev rallied from 2-5 to 6-5 in the second set but was unable to serve out the match. Griekspoor took full

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Badosa withdraws from Indian Wells due to injury
  • March 7, 2025
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Badosa withdraws from Indian Wells due to injury

Paula Badosa, who won the biggest title of her career at Indian Wells four years ago, has withdrawn from this year’s edition of the BNP Paribas Open due to a lower back injury. Former World No. 2 Badosa, who has struggled with back issues in recent years, also retired midway through her quarterfinal match at

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Indian Wells: Nick Kyrgios retires due to injury
  • March 7, 2025
  • 3 min read

Indian Wells: Nick Kyrgios retires due to injury

Nick Kyrgios retired from his first-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, sending Botic van de Zandschulp through to the next round. The Dutchman led 7-6(7), 3-0 when Kyrgios could not continue due to a right wrist injury. Van de Zandschulp will next meet five-time Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic. “I wasn’t too

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