Novak Djokovic won his fifth men’s singles title at Indian Hills on Sunday, dominating Canadian Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-0 in the finals of the BNP Paribas Open. Djokovic extends his record to 46-6 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, having captured the title in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016. "Once I was here I…
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Former champion and 13th-seeded Victoria Azarenka bulldozed her way into the BNP Paribas Open semifinals, blitzing Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova 6-0, 6-0 at Indian Wells on Thursday. Azarenka, who won this title in 2012, completely dismantled Rybarikova from the start. She took advantage of Rybarikova failing to get 59 percent of her first serves in and…
Belgian David Goffin moved into the BNP Paribas Open semifinals on Thursday, getting past former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 7-6(4), 6-2 at Indian Wells for a spot in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semifinal. In the opening set, Goffin saved 11 of the 12 break points he faced as both he and…
Columbia men’s tennis continued its Texas road trip on Thursday, defeating Southern Methodist University (SMU) 4-2 to improve to 10-4 on the season. Columbia would fall behind early as SMU’s Yates Johnson and Hunter Johnson paired up to knock off Shawn Hadavi and Richard Pham 6-2 at the top doubles position. But the Lions responded…
Susan Wagner’s Standout Jackson Looks to Build on Freshman Success Susan Wagner’s Shawn Jackson enjoyed a phenomenal freshman campaign a season ago. Jackson went undefeated in singles play during the PSAL regular season and was a semifinalist in the PSAL individual tournament. But his big accomplishment came in New York City’s top tournament: the…
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic moved into the BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in Indian Wells on Wednesday. Djokovic was just too sharp all night for Lopez. He won 79 percent of his first serve points and did not face a single break point…
Top seed and world number one Serena Williams rolled into the BNP Paribas Open semifinals on Wednesday, cruising past Simona Halep 6-4, 6-3 in just over an hour in Indian Wells, Calif. It was Halep who got ahead early in this one, securing the first break of the match. But Serena bounced back from her…
Paul Annacone was born and raised on the East End of Long Island before going on to carve out a decorated career in the sport of tennis. The Long Island native graduated from East Hampton High School before moving on to the University of Tennessee, where he would win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Player…
Paul Annacone was born and raised on the East End of Long Island before going on to carve out a decorated career in the sport of tennis. The Long Island native graduated from East Hampton High School before moving on to the University of Tennessee, where he would win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Player…