Five-time champion Novak Djokovic brought his best tennis in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Juan Martin del Potro on Tuesday night in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. It’s a match-up that typically brings out the best in both players, and they did not disappoint on a packed Stadium 1, with Djokovic upping his game when it mattered to surge to the finish line in two hours and 18 minutes. Victory sees Djokovic tie Pete Sampras for 10th in the Open Era with 762 victories overall and sees him join Roger Federer (331) and Rafael Nadal (318) as the third player to earn 300 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 victories. [ALSO LIKE] The ‘group of death’ section...
Quick hands from Novak Djokovic as he produces this volley Hot Shot against Juan Martin del Potro at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
The match-up everyone clamoured for when the BNP Paribas Open draw was announced has finally arrived: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face off in the fourth round on Wednesday in Indian Wells. The Round of 16 contest will mark the 36th meeting of their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Nadal leads the series 23-12 but their 14-year back-and-forth is far more complicated than a single record. Here are six things to know about one of tennis' greatest rivalries. 1. Federer is attempting to beat Nadal three straight times for the first time in his career, having defeated the Spaniard in the Australian Open final (2017) and Basel final (2015). 2. This is their earliest meeting since the third round of...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells, California Roger Federer has navigated hundreds of press conferences during his 20-year career, but the Swiss will admit the one he faced Friday had a slightly different tune. Federer was grilled by a group of local school children in a special BNP Paribas Open Q&A. Read & Watch Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were joined by Counting Crows star percussionist Jim Bogois at the Village Stage for a concert. More Taylor Fritz, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev, Borna Coric, Stefan Kozlov and Reilly Opelka took to the stage for the #NextGenATP event, giving their thoughts on the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals and meeting fans. More Novak...
In a hotly anticipated first tour-level meeting, Nick Kyrgios defeated #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday to set a fourth-round clash with either Novak Djokovic or Juan Martin del Potro at the BNP Paribas Open. In a measured and impressive display, Kyrgios mixed strong serving with an array of hot shots to dismiss Zverev in 73 minutes. The 21-year-old Australian broke in the third and ninth games to secure the opening set before breaking decisively in the 10th game of the second set to claim victory. “I thought I just competed well. It was always going to be a tough match. He's been playing great tennis and on the rise ever since juniors. I knew it was going...
