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‘Looking forward to going back home’: Carlos Alcaraz after being dumped out of Miami Open in Round 3 | Tennis News

‘Looking forward to going back home’: Carlos Alcaraz after being dumped out of Miami Open in Round 3 | Tennis News

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3 min readMar 23, 2026 04:18 PM IST World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz said he was looking forward to “going back home” and chilling with his friends after his stay in Miami ended quickly after he lost in the third round of the Miami Open to Sebastian Korda. Alcaraz lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours, 19 minutes. But in fact, Korda could have ended the Spaniard’s evening even earlier as he was serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set.The American tennis ace is No 36 in the ATP rankings, thus making him the lowest-ranked man to defeat the Spaniard since World No. 55 David Goffin stunned Alcaraz in the second round in Miami last year. “Probably I am going to go back home, which I am looking forward to,” Alcaraz said after the defeat. “Stay chilling with my family, with my friends [for a] couple of days. I don’t know how much my team is going to allow me to have a rest and a day off. All of a sudden …

Sinner’s Indian Wells conquest fuels ‘Sincaraz’ dominance: He and Alcaraz have lost just one event together since 2024

Sinner’s Indian Wells conquest fuels ‘Sincaraz’ dominance: He and Alcaraz have lost just one event together since 2024

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Men’s tennis has entered a new phase of dominance. After the Big Three era, the baton appears to have passed to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, whose relentless stranglehold has gripped the ATP Tour since 2024. The two have not only split the last nine Grand Slam titles between them but have also extended their supremacy across the broader ATP calendar. Alcaraz began 2026 in dominant fashion, capturing the Australian Open with a historic triumph before adding the Doha title soon after. Sinner responded at Indian Wells on Sunday, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final to lift the trophy. The victory also placed the Italian alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the only players to win all six of the ATP’s hard-court Masters 1000 tournaments. Alcaraz’s run in California ended in the semifinals against Medvedev — his first defeat of the 2026 season after a streak of 16 consecutive wins. With Sinner’s victory in the Californian desert, the duo — popularly dubbed ‘Sincaraz’ by fans and broadcasters — have now lost just one of …

‘I’m speechless, it’s beautiful’: Sinner beats Medvedev to win Indian Wells title and complete hard-court Masters set | Tennis News

‘I’m speechless, it’s beautiful’: Sinner beats Medvedev to win Indian Wells title and complete hard-court Masters set | Tennis News

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Jannik Sinner won his first title at Indian Wells on Sunday, defeating Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) in a final that turned on a remarkable seven-point winning streak from 0-4 down in the second-set tiebreak. “I’m speechless, it’s beautiful,” Sinner said courtside after the match. “I trained hard for this result, even when I was down I kept believing in it.” The victory gave the world number two Italian his 25th career title and completed the set of all six ATP Masters 1000 hard-court titles — a feat previously achieved only by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Sinner also became the first man to win consecutive Masters 1000 titles without dropping a set since the series began in 1990. The match turned on the second-set tiebreak. Sinner fell to 0-4, double-faulted to go 0-5, then won seven straight points to close it out. “I kept believing and kept pushing,” he said. “I went for my shots a little more. A third set, we would have started even, so I tried my best to close it out. …

Rybakina holds off Baptiste in testing Indian Wells opener

Rybakina holds off Baptiste in testing Indian Wells opener

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Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina fended off a determined challenge from 43rd-ranked American Hailey Baptiste to reach the third round of the Indian Wells ATP and WTA Masters 1000 on Saturday. The third-seeded Kazakh, who won the Indian Wells title in 2023, needed all of her patience and resolve in the face of an aggressive attack from Baptiste, but steadied herself in the final set to win 7-6 , 2-6, 6-2. “It was a really tough match today, but I’m super-happy with the win,” said Rybakina, who beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka to claim her second Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January. After squandering an early break in the opening set, Rybakina fought off three set points to force the tiebreaker in which three forehand winners put her in command before she pocketed the set with another. But Rybakina was broken twice in the second set, Baptiste taking advantage to serve it out after Rybakina double-faulted on break point to hand the American a 5-2 lead. A shaky service game from Baptiste gave …

Jack Draper hammers Holger Rune to win first Masters 1000 title

Jack Draper hammers Holger Rune to win first Masters 1000 title

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Jack Draper won his first Masters 1000 title on Monday after the Briton beat Denmark’s Holger Rune in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 to win the Indian Wells with a place in the top 10 assured for the first time. Playing in his first 1000-level final, Draper bludgeoned his opponent with seven aces in the first set, having hit a forehand winner to break in the first game and outfoxed Rune at the net in the third to go up another break. Draper, who suffered a lingering hip issue earlier this year, looked in fine touch as he zipped around the court with ease in the final, hitting 21 winners to cap a superb week in the California desert. Playing in his fourth Masters 1000 final, Rune had the benefit of experience but could never find his rhythm as he made seven winners against 18 unforced errors. Story continues below this ad “I lost first round here last year so I didn’t get to experience the tournament too much,” Draper said after the match. “I would …

Draper stuns Alcaraz in semis to set up clash with Rune in final

Draper stuns Alcaraz in semis to set up clash with Rune in final

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Jack Draper continued his stellar run and stunned the crowd favourite Carlos Alcaraz in three sets, beating him 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 to reach the Indian Wells final on Saturday. Draped had beaten Alcaraz at the 2024 Queen’s Club Championships and the lefty relied on his lethal forehand this time to reach his first Masters 1000-level final, where he will face Danish Holger Rune. With this semi-final win, Draper also denied the Spaniard in his bid for a rare “three-peat” in the California desert. “It was a strange match. You know, honestly, Carlos came out, he was a bit flat, I sensed that,” Draper was heard saying after the match. “Against top players in the world, they can change their momentum very quickly so I just got lost out there for 25 minutes and then in the third, I came out, I was really proud of my competitiveness, my attitude and somehow managed to get over the line there in the end,” he added. Story continues below this ad Alcaraz, who incidentally had not dropped a …

Teen sensation Andreeva goes past defending champion Swiatek, sets up final clash vs Sabalenka

Teen sensation Andreeva goes past defending champion Swiatek, sets up final clash vs Sabalenka

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Russian teen sensation Mirra Andreeva blew away defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-6(1), 1-6, 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells final on Saturday where she will meet top seed Aryna Sabalenka, who avenged her Australian Open final loss to Madison Keys with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing. “Really tough match, tough conditions,” said the 17-year-old who is gunning for her second straight WTA 1000 title following her win in Dubai last month. “I tried to really hang in there. It was not easy, but I’m super happy with the win today and I can’t wait to play finals on Sunday,” added Andreeva. Story continues below this ad After a tight first set, Andreeva was flawless in the tiebreak, leaning over and letting out a roar when she enticed a forehand error from Swiatek on set point. The Polish second seed stormed back in the second set, breaking in the first game and levelling the contest when Andreeva’s backhand went wide. Andreeva, who was studying handwritten notes during the changeovers, grabbed the momentum back by breaking to open …

Boris Becker shocked as Zheng Qinwen controversially refuses warm-up, psychologically rattles Kostyuk at Indian Wells | Tennis News

Boris Becker shocked as Zheng Qinwen controversially refuses warm-up, psychologically rattles Kostyuk at Indian Wells | Tennis News

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Zheng Qinwen courted controversy during her fourth round win against Marta Kostyuk at the Indian Wells Open, on Wednesday. During the warm-up before the match began, Kostyuk was hitting volleys, but suddenly had to stop as her Chinese opponent refused to continue, despite time being left on the clock. Boris Becker was speechless in reaction to Zheng Qinwen’s warm-up controversy with Marta Kostyuk. Kostyuk seemed psychologically rattled by the moment and could only react in utter confusion. The Ukrainian ended up losing the match, 3-6 2-6. What happened during the warm-up routine between Zheng Qinwen and Marta Kostyuk at Indian Wells? The incident happened with one minute and 40 seconds left on the warm-up clock, and then suddenly Qinwen was sending lob shots to her opponent, so she could get some volley practice. Then suddenly, Qinwen decided to stop it and wanted to start serving. Kostyuk, who was confused by the bizarre behavior, complained to the chair umpire, who intervened and the warm-up clock was reset, and asked Qinwen to continue with the warm-ups. In …

Yuki Bhambri enters second round of Indian Wells; Rohan Bopanna exits

Yuki Bhambri enters second round of Indian Wells; Rohan Bopanna exits

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Indian tennis star Yuki Bhambri made his way into the men’s doubles second round of the 2025 Indian Wells Masters on Monday. He is playing with Andre Goransson of Sweden. Bhambri and Goransson got the better of Jan Zielinski and Sander Gille 3-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8. It was a splendid fightback from the Indo-Swedish pair, who were a set and a break down at 0-2 in the second set in the match. The win also marked a first-ever ATP Masters 1000 match win for Bhambri on his Indian Wells debut. “I’m at Indian Wells now. These are top level events I want to be at and perform well at,” Bhambri had said in a conversation with The Bridge, days before his first round match. The win also propelled Bhambri to a career high world No 34 in the live men’s doubles rankings. Bhambri and Goransson will next take on the second seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the pre-quarterfinals on Wednesday. Bopanna exits Meanwhile, Indian veteran Rohan Bopanna faced an early first round exit …

‘I could barely breathe’: Emma Raducanu recounts stalker incident in Dubai Championships | Tennis News

‘I could barely breathe’: Emma Raducanu recounts stalker incident in Dubai Championships | Tennis News

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Emma Raducanu said that she struggled to breathe after she spotted the man who was ‘fixated’ on her during a match. The incident had happened in last month’s Dubai Championships when the 2021 US Open winner was left distressed by the presence of the man in the stand, leading to him getting ejected. “I was obviously very distraught,” Raducanu told British reporters at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, her first tournament since the incident. “I saw him in the first game of the match and I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to finish’. I literally couldn’t see the ball through tears. I could barely breathe. I was like, I need to just take a breather here It was a very emotional time. After the match I did break down in tears, but not necessarily because I lost,” she added. Story continues below this ad Last week Raducanu was offered five extra security guards in Indian Wells, the telegraph.co.uk had reported. The person in-charge of security at Indian Wells is Bob …