• The BNP Paribas Open championship on Sunday is an all-Swiss match-up between No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka,and No. 9 seed Roger Federer. It is the first all-countrymen final in Indian Wells since 2001 when Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras. There have been four other all-American finals in the tournament’s 42-year history. Federer comes into his seventh Indian Wells final without losing a set or serve. Wawrinka is making his first appearance in the Indian Wells final. This is the oldest combined final in tournament history between Federer (35y, 7m) and Wawrinka (31y, 11m). The winner will become the oldest champion in tournament history, surpassing Jimmy Connors (31y, 5m), who captured the title in 1984. • Federer owns a 19-3...
Rajeev Ram gave himself the best possible 33rd birthday present on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, teaming with Raven Klaasen to defeat eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-7(1), 6-4, 10-8 to take the doubles title in Indian Wells. The victory gives Klaasen and Ram their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title as a team. It's the first Masters 1000 title for Ram and second for Klaasen, who previously won Shanghai in 2015 with Melo. This is Klaasen/Ram's fifth title as a team and second of 2017, having also prevailed last month in Delray Beach. Four of their five matches this fortnight went to a Match Tie-break. Klaasen/Ram also have the unique distinction of recording back-to-back wins...
World No. 1 Andy Murray and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from the Miami Open presented by Itau because of right elbow injuries. Murray, a two-time Miami champion, made the announcement on Saturday, confirming he will miss the event for the first time since 2005. “Sadly due to a right elbow injury, I won't be playing in Miami,” said Murray in a statement. “Apologies to the fans, it's one of my favourite tournaments. The focus now is on getting ready for the clay season.” Djokovic, a six-time champion at Crandon Park, shared the news on Facebook on Sunday. He last missed the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in 2005 as well. “My doctor has strongly advised against...
Watch highlights of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka advancing to the BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday in Indian Wells. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Michael Cummo/BNP Paribas Open photo.
At this week’s prestigious $150,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Irving, U.S.A., the elite competitors in the singles draw garnered a lot of attention. A multitude of #NextGenATP players joined a red-hot Nikoloz Basilashvili, Jeremy Chardy and former champions Marcel Granollers, Aljaz Bedene and Lukas Rosol to create one of the strongest fields of the year. But players and fans around the Four Seasons Resort and Sports Club are quick point out that the doubles draw is just as ruthless, with the level of competition akin to an ATP World Tour event. In fact, at No. 134 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings it boasts the highest cut at any Challenger since 2010. Former Top 10 stalwarts Leander Paes, Rohan...
