Tennis

Daniil Medvedev has a great opportunity to win his first tournament of the year but will be drained by a match which pushed three hours in length.

Iga Swiatek, who picked up the 20th title of her career, and ninth at the WTA 1000 level, has now won her last eight consecutive finals and joins Elena Rybakina with a tour-leading 30 victories this season.

Nadal returned to tennis in Brisbane in January after spending almost an entire year on the sidelines nursing a hip injury. But his comeback was short-lived as he sustained a muscle problem in Australia again.

Wimbledon, where Andy Murray has twice been champion, begins on July 1 and the Paris Games get under way later that month.

Osaka was playing in the tournament for the first time since 2020 having missed all of last year to give birth to her first child.

Rutuja Bhosale defeated Hao-Ching Chan in straight sets 6-3 6-2 but Ankita Raina lost the second singles match 6-2 4-6 4-6 to En Shuo Liang. In the decisive doubles contest, Prarthana Thombare and Raina emerged 4-6 6-1 (15-13) winner to seal the issue in...

Rafael Nadal could make his return at next week's Barcelona Open after the Spaniard withdrew himself from the Monte Carlo Masters.

Sumit Nagal will next play World No. 7 Holger Rune in the Round of 32 of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Second seed Jannik Sinner of Italy also moved into the last eight beating Christopher O'Connell of Australia 6-4, 6-3.

Swiatek lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night, hours after the third-seeded Gauff fell in three sets to No. 23 Caroline Garcia 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

Andy Murray lost to Tomas Machac in three sets to exit the Miami Open for the final time.

After losing the opening set, Jannik Sinner came out fighting and took the second before utterly dominating the third to book his place in the last 16.

Djokovic saw his 11-match winning streak at ATP Masters 1000s snapped following his title runs in Cincinnati and Paris.

As he did last year, Alcaraz denied Medvedev's bid to capture the only one of the ATP's six hardcourt Masters 1000 titles he has yet to win.

20-year-old Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi, ranked #123 in the world, beats his idol, #1 and five-time Indian Wells champ Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the last 16

But former number one and 2018 tournament winner Naomi Osaka failed to join them, with the Japanese player eliminated 7-5, 6-4 by Elise Mertens, who now takes on Gauff.