8:11 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Johanna Konta and Americans Amanda Anisimova and Lauren Davis won first-round matches as women’s play began at the BNP Paribas Open. Konta beat Pauline Parmentier 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday. Anisimova topped Aleksandra Krunic 6-0, 6-4, and Davis outlasted Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-6 (2), 6-2. Anisimova moves
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7:12 AM ET Simon Cambers Andy Murray said he hopes to return to the tennis Tour, but still does not know if it will possible. The Scot, who had his right hip resurfaced in an operation on Jan. 28, said he is pain-free and that his rehabilitation is going well but that it was too
8:48 AM ET Serena Williams urges women to “dream crazier” in her latest foray into socially conscious advertising. The idea of winning the singles title at the BNP Paribas Open — which begins in earnest Wednesday in Indian Wells, California — doesn’t come close to qualifying as a “crazy dream” in the high-rent athletic neighborhood
2:00 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — World TeamTennis is adding expansion franchises in Las Vegas and Orlando for its 44th season. The league that features men and women competing together announced its growth to eight teams on Tuesday. Regular-season play is July 14-31. The semifinals and final are Aug. 2-3 in Las Vegas.
10:38 AM ET It sounds like the title of a ripsnorting Western movie: Last Stand at Indian Wells. But the scene will be the BNP Paribas Open (ESPN3, ESPNEWS, ESPN2), which begins this week in Indian Wells, California. And the principals in this show will be iconic tennis players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, attempting
3:26 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Third seed Guido Pella of Argentina claimed his first professional title at the Brazil Open on Sunday. The 28-year-old Pella beat Chile’s Christian Garin 7-5, 6-3 in an all-South American final. The last time an Argentine player lifted the trophy was Federico Delbonis five years ago. It
4:56 AM ET Filipino tennis players Joewyn Pascua and Alejandro Barrientos won the gold and silver medal, respectively, in the recently concluded Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) U14 Championships in Malaysia. Pascua defeated Barrientos, 6-1, 7-5, in the Singles finals on Sunday, a day after they teamed up in the Doubles category where they beat Hong
12:07 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Nick Kyrgios won the Mexico Open on Saturday night for his fifth ATP Tour title, beating second-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in the hardcourt event at The Princess Mundo Imperial. The 23-year-old Kyrgios, ranked 72nd in the world, beat second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the second round, then
3:22 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Guido Pella of Argentina and Christian Garin of Chile will meet in Sunday’s final of the Brazil Open. Third seed Pella advanced by beating Rio Open champion Laslo Djere of Serbia 7-6 (10), 7-6 (1) at the clay-court event Saturday. Garin eliminated Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4.
1:33 PM ET Roger Federer reached a momentous milestone on Saturday, becoming just the second male player to win 100 singles titles after American Jimmy Connors, who won 109. Federer reached title No. 100 with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The numbers behind Federer’s