12:05 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic‘s good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open. Raonic beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semifinals and improve to 19-4 at Indian Wells since 2014. Raonic fired 13 aces against no double faults
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9:56 AM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has fired men’s tennis coach Michael Center after he was among those indicted on charges of taking bribes to help students get into top schools. Center was placed on leave Tuesday when federal officials unveiled indictments of a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal.
5:35 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal defeated qualifier Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal remains on track for a potential semifinal against five-time champion Roger Federer in the bottom half of the draw. The top half was rocked by the
12:02 AM ET ESPN News Services INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal defeated qualifier Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal remains on track for a potential semifinal against five-time champion Roger Federer in the bottom half of the draw. The top half was rocked by
10:24 AM ET INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic stood in the Stadium 1 players tunnel, stretching and focusing and preparing to play a third-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber that was originally scheduled to take place 18 hours earlier. As Djokovic waited,
4:40 AM ET Jonathan SelvarajESPN On Wednesday morning at Indian Wells, California, Prajnesh Gunneswaran finally took a break from playing tennis. It wasn’t the way he wanted — following a loss in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters — but it will give him a moment to take stock of things. “I’ll do
10:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — It was a tough day for seeded players at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, with Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, the world’s top-ranked players, ushered out in the desert. Djokovic and Philipp Kohlschreiber resumed their third-round match that was suspended because of rain a
10:10 AM ET The ATP Player Council’s recent decision not to renew the contract of ATP president Chris Kermode — and the infighting that accompanied that surprising move — suggest that a significant number of players are unhappy with the way their sport is organized and run. That’s a sudden and somewhat radical shift, especially
10:06 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Venus Williams is turning back her own clock at the BNP Paribas Open, moving into the fourth round with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over qualifier Christina McHale. Williams is seeking her 50th career WTA Tour title in the desert, where she has never won the event.
11:03 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Naomi Osaka rolled past Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday night, keeping the world’s No. 1 player on track to defend her title. Collins struggled with her serve throughout the match, committing seven double faults and