Sean Randall picks the men’s final at Indian Wells.. Roger Federer or Juan Martin Del Potro?

“I was a little bit surprised, especially the start of the second set, because I feel like she gave me…free points, but I didn’t try to think too much about it,” Osaka said.

The final four is set at Indian Wells.

Roger Federer kept his record perfect on the year getting past a Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-1 to advance to his 10th Indian Wells semifinal. In a rematch of their Australian Open semifinal in which Chung withdrew in the second, Federer came out quickly jumping out to a 3-0 lead. But Chung, now healthy, found the […]

“You kind of hope for this kind of scoreline, but you never know if you’re actually going to get it,” Venus said afterwards. “I was happy with way I played. Playing deep in a big tournament is exciting, fantastic.”

The quarterfinals are set at Indian Wells.

Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro are in fourth round action today at Indian Wells.

“She has everything in her game,” Venus said of Sevastova. “And it was a quick comeback from yesterday, where you have the emotions of, ‘Hey, this feels like a final [against Serena]!’ But guess what, you’re only in the fourth round.”

Roger Federer rolled to his 14th straight match win of 2018.

“[Serena’s] level is super-high and it was very difficult to close out the match, just getting one ball back,” Venus lauded her sister in her post-match press conference. “I think just I have played more matches in the last year. Even though I haven’t even played that much this year, the matches in the last year count.”

Roger Federer said Novak Djokovic needs more time to get healthy.

What’s going on with Novak Djokovic? He doesn’t know.

“For me the most important is to have a clear head, which obviously right now is not,” said Azarenka, appearing in her first tournament since Wimbledon last year after a child custody dispute. “Once I figure all my stuff outside the court, I’ll be able to focus and be 100 percent when I’m on the court.”

Novak Djokovic’s struggles continued at Indian Wells.

The sister showdown is set for Monday.