11:16 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — A Chilean tennis player has been banned for life for trying to bribe an opponent. The Tennis Integrity Unit says 31-year-old Mauricio Alvarez-Guzman offered his opponent 1,000 euros ($1,130) to lose a set during a 2016 tournament in Germany. Alvarez-Guzman was also found guilty of bribing his way

7:24 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Paul Hutchins, the former British Davis Cup captain who led the team to the final in 1978, has died. He was 73. The Lawn Tennis Association and Hutchins’ family announced the death on Thursday. The family said in a statement to Britain’s Press Association that Hutchins, who had

12:05 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic‘s good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open. Raonic beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semifinals and improve to 19-4 at Indian Wells since 2014. Raonic fired 13 aces against no double faults

9:56 AM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has fired men’s tennis coach Michael Center after he was among those indicted on charges of taking bribes to help students get into top schools. Center was placed on leave Tuesday when federal officials unveiled indictments of a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal.

12:02 AM ET ESPN News Services INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal defeated qualifier Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal remains on track for a potential semifinal against five-time champion Roger Federer in the bottom half of the draw. The top half was rocked by

10:24 AM ET INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic stood in the Stadium 1 players tunnel, stretching and focusing and preparing to play a third-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber that was originally scheduled to take place 18 hours earlier. As Djokovic waited,

4:40 AM ET Jonathan SelvarajESPN On Wednesday morning at Indian Wells, California, Prajnesh Gunneswaran finally took a break from playing tennis. It wasn’t the way he wanted — following a loss in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters — but it will give him a moment to take stock of things. “I’ll do

10:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — It was a tough day for seeded players at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, with Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, the world’s top-ranked players, ushered out in the desert. Djokovic and Philipp Kohlschreiber resumed their third-round match that was suspended because of rain a

10:10 AM ET The ATP Player Council’s recent decision not to renew the contract of ATP president Chris Kermode — and the infighting that accompanied that surprising move — suggest that a significant number of players are unhappy with the way their sport is organized and run. That’s a sudden and somewhat radical shift, especially

10:06 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Venus Williams is turning back her own clock at the BNP Paribas Open, moving into the fourth round with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over qualifier Christina McHale. Williams is seeking her 50th career WTA Tour title in the desert, where she has never won the event.