Dominic Thiem edges Roger Federer in three sets to win Indian Wells title
Dominic Thiem edged error-prone Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, denying Federer a record sixth title in the desert. Thiem trailed 4-3 and 5-4 in the third set before breaking Federer with a forehand winner to go up ...
Yoshihito Nishioka retires due to back pain in fourth round of BNP Paribas Open
Yoshihito Nishioka retired in his fourth-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday due to back pain. Nishioka looked sluggish from the outset and dropped the first set 6-4 to Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic despite taking medication and a timeout to receive a massage from ...
Naomi Osaka reaches third round at Indian Wells with victory over Danielle Collins
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. Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men's player, held serve to win his opening game ...
Kei Nishikori survived a scare against France's Adrian Mannarino on Sunday to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. The sixth-seeded Nishikori beat Mannarino 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) in his opener at the ATP Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The world ...
Naomi Osaka gets revenge against Kristina Mladenovic at Indian Wells
World No. 1 Naomi Osaka launched her title defense at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in a grudge match against Kristina Mladenovic on Saturday. Osaka, whose second straight Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January propelled her to the ...
Naomi Osaka storms past Daria Kasatkina to claim first career title
, California Naomi Osaka routed Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 in a matchup of 20-year-old rising stars to win the BNP Paribas Open and earn the first title of her career on Sunday. Osaka's victory capped a run that included beating two-time winner Maria Sharapova, No. 5 ...
Naomi Osaka routs world No. 1 Simona Halep to make BNP Paribas Open final
Naomi Osaka booked her place in the BNP Paribas Open final in emphatic fashion Friday night, powering past world No. 1 Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 in the semis. The hard-hitting 20-year-old showed supreme confidence, wrapping up the match in 64 minutes and avenging her loss ...
Naomi Osaka upsets No. 5 seed Karolina Pliskova to reach BNP Paribas Open semifinals
Naomi Osaka kept her fine run at the BNP Paribas Open alive on Wednesday, beating fifth seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in straight sets in the singles quarterfinals. The 20-year-old, plowed through the 6-2, 6-3 upset in 1 hour, 18 minutes to earn ...
Naomi Osaka whips Agnieszka Radwanska, advances to third round at BNP Paribas Open
Naomi Osaka beat former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-2 in a singles match Friday to advance to the third round at the BNP Paribas Open. Osaka, who upset two-time Indian Wells champion Maria Sharapova in the opening round, said she tried not to ...
Naomi Osaka tops Maria Sharapova in first-round clash at BNP Paribas Open
Maria Sharapova's return to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in three years ended in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka on Wednesday night. Sharapova's ranking of No. 41 in the world forced her to play a first-round match in the tournament ...
Fourth-seed Kei Nishikori cruised into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller on Tuesday. Nishikori broke 25th-seeded Muller four times en route to victory in the 72-minute match and will face American Donald Young in ...
The tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open who said women's pro tennis players "ride on the coattails of the men" resigned Monday night. Tournament owner Larry Ellison said in a statement that Raymond Moore was quitting as chief executive officer and tournament director of ...
