7:33 AM ET Novak Djokovic will miss next week’s Miami Open after being denied an exemption that would have allowed him to enter the U.S. despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, tournament director James Blake said Friday. “We tried to get Novak Djokovic to be allowed to get an exemption, but that wasn’t able to
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7:41 AM ET Former world No. 3 Elina Svitolina will make her return to the WTA Tour at next month’s Charleston Open in South Carolina after accepting a wild card, organizers of the clay-court tournament said. Ukraine’s Svitolina, who last played a year ago in Miami, is set to return to action following the birth
9:06 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Elena Rybakina fired seven aces in routing top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final. “I’m pretty sad that I lost,” Swiatek said. Rybakina will play second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3, in Sunday’s final in
8:37 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Swiatek, the defending champion, took a 4-0 lead in the second set and converted her second match point to close it out. “I’m happy that I
6:38 AM ET The Women’s Tennis Association issued a formal warning to Anastasia Potapova for wearing a T-shirt of Russian soccer team Spartak Moscow before her match against Jessica Pegula at Indian Wells this week. The Russian player’s actions were viewed as a public show of support for her country during its invasion of Ukraine,
6:12 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Frances Tiafoe defeated 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. The 14th-seeded American ended the 2021 champion’s eight-match winning streak to earn his first semifinal berth in a Masters 1000 tournament. “Super happy about today,” Tiafoe said
8:13 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Jagger Leach, the 15-year-old son of three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport, lost in the second round at the FILA International Junior Championships. Leach was beaten by ninth-seeded Stiles Brockett 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where Leach’s mother reached the finals of
8:05 AM ET Associated Press MONACO — Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organizers said Wednesday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open and pulled out of hard-court tournaments at
8:13 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Carlos Alcaraz is three victories away from returning to the world’s top ranking, having reached the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Alcaraz, ranked No. 2, advanced when Jack Draper retired with the Spaniard leading 6-2, 2-0 after 46 minutes of play. It was
9:39 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Defending champion Taylor Fritz routed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. The fourth-seeded Fritz served four aces and won 88% of his first-serve points against the 30th-seeded Baez from Argentina. Andy Murray‘s run ended in a 7-6