Tennis

11:03 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — 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. Collins struggled with her serve throughout the match, committing seven double faults and
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8:18 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Serena Williams retired from her third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday because of a viral illness. Williams raced to a 3-0 lead over two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza before dropping six straight games and the first set, 6-3. During the changeover between sets,
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3:29 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, both ranked No. 1 in the world, cruised to straight-set victories at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night. Djokovic beat Bjorn Fratangelo 7-6 (5), 6-2 in pursuit of a record sixth title in the desert. It was Djokovic’s 50th match
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11:43 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in just over two hours in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night. Both players returned from maternity leave a year ago at the desert tournament. Since then, Williams has reached two Grand Slam finals
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5:41 AM ET ESPN staff Indian qualifier Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out world no. 69 Benoit Paire for one of the biggest wins of his career to advance to the second round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters event on Thursday. Playing his maiden singles main draw match at the Masters level, the Indian left-hander shocked
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