The steady, the powerful: Carlos Alcaraz wins Indian Wells
When he was injured, Carlos Alcaraz couldn’t play at the tournaments on court, at all. He has unable to play at the 2023 Australian Open, and he has upset, yet when he finally was able to practice, he gradually became respectable. It took the Spaniard to play fantastic, but he was getting better, each day. […]
Can Taylor Fritz win Indian Wells again?
INDIAN WELLS – Four years ago, Taylor Fritz won some important matches, but he also lost quite a few. Now, the American is ranked No. 5, and last year he won this ATP 1000 tournament. When he was younger, he had been going up and down. Now he is smarter and more thoughtful, and as […]
Coco Gauff: ‘Definitely teach myself. I’m still not perfect’
There will be times when Coco Gauff is on and she will smack her backhand near the lines for a winner. She is fast, she is also a very good volleyer, and she can also mix it when she has to. But the 18-year-old still has to mature on the court and re-think what she […]
Will the Americans go into the top 5?
We can talk about Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal and then we will find out who has more Grand Slam winners. It is tied, 22 huge wins, but they cannot play until June, at Roland Garros. So that is months from now. Instead, it is more important to find out who can try to reach […]
Sebastian Korda wins: ‘Having a new motto of, positive energy’
Sebastian Korda was cruising and looked like he was about to win. He was ahead in the fifth-set tiebreak versus Hubert Hurkacz and he was up 7-3. But then he began nervous, and he made four errors in a row. He could have lost it right there. But all of a sudden, he locked in […]
No. 1 Iga Swiatek is looking upward
There are times when Iga Swiatek starts to miss it. Not a lot, but here and there. When she misses and with an easy shot, a few years ago, she would be frustrated, and then point to point, she could lose it. But not now, even though when you walk on the court, when she […]
Jordan Thompson stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas
INDIAN WELLS – Players can overjoyed, especially they are hitting their shots very deep from both sides. Also, strong returns and the ability to chip it when you are going into the net can be a big assets on these courts. Jordan Thompson did, upsetting Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5) in the third set. Tsitsipas missed two […]
Always lurking: Taylor Fritz is moving up, again
The ATP 250 Delray Beach has had some incredible matches over the decades On the Florida hardcourts near the ocean, Taylor Fritz beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 in the final. There were some wild shotswith some fine variety. Finally Fritz’ forehand and backhand were sailing deep and were more challenging. Yes, the No. 7 […]
Maxime Cressy almost won, but Jannik Sinner grabbed it
The much improved Maxime Cressy almost won Montpellier. In the final, he could not grab the break, and the better player Jannik Sinner edged him 7-6(3) 6-3. The Italian had no problem when he served into the corners for a very tough service holds. They did had some fine rallies. But the American could not […]
Tommy Paul to face Novak Djokovic
In September, Tommy Paul said that “ultimately the goal, to go really, really deep in the Slams, try and win big tournaments.” Now he has reached into the semis at the Australian Open. A couple of years ago, he was decent, but he was not able to win regularly over the very good players. But […]