At four minutes past midnight, Damir Dzumhur held on for a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Ryan Harrison in two hours and 10 minutes at the BNP Paribas Open. The Bosnian advanced to a second-round match-up with Albert Ramos-Vinolas as he broke Harrison in the final game of the match, having saved 10 of the 13 break points he faced. The No. 67-ranked Dzumhur is coming off a run to the Dubai quarter-finals, where he upset Stan Wawrinka in the first round. Watch Full Match Replays Vasek Pospisil battled through to a second-round clash with World No. 1 and 2009 finalist Andy Murray on Thursday evening as he came from behind to defeat Yen-Hsun Lu 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 in two...
Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic, a five-time titlist at the BNP Paribas Open overall, is relishing the chance to return to top form at this month's two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
To witness Novak Djokovic lift the trophy at the BNP Paribas Open is a familiar sight for tennis fans in the California desert. For the three-time defending champion, another tradition has become old hat as well. Every year since 2014, Djokovic has been etched into Indian Wells lore - literally - with the tournament's singles champions honoured with a personalised mural by renowned artist Michael Sullivan. The tournament paid tribute to the World No. 2 on Stadium Plaza on Thursday afternoon. "Michael is a great artist and I'm really happy that we see each other annually now," said Djokovic. "Hopefully we will keep that tradition going. It's a very nice tradition that Indian Wells is doing to honour the past...
The Bryans rock. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have been hitting the right chords for the past 18 years at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and on Thursday they were on song with entertainment of a different kind. Fans chanted “Here we go Bryans!” as the American twins rocked out with Counting Crows star percussionist Jim Bogios at the Village Stage. The winningest doubles team in history have demonstrated their musical talents over the years, forming the Bryan Bros. Band and performing with renowned recording artists. As throngs of fans filed in on a warm Thursday evening, the energy emanating from Bob on keyboard and Mike on guitar engulfed the plaza. And when actress Kaley Cuoco of The Big Bang...
Qualifier Dusan Lajovic continued his solid run at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, scoring an impressive 6-3, 6-3 victory over wild card and #NextGenATP player Frances Tiafoe in the opening round. The Serbian dropped just four points in racing to a 4-0 lead in the opening set and continued to hold the momentum, breaking Tiafoe twice more in the second set to secure the win in one hour and 17 minutes. Lajovic will now play No. 30 seed Feliciano Lopez. [ALSO LIKE] Alexandr Dolgopolov kept up his recent run of form with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 victory over Viktor Troicki. Last month’s Argentina Open champion broke the Serbian twice in each set to wrap up victory in 69 minutes....
