Nick Kyrgios loves playing Miami. The Australian has never failed to reach the fourth round in Florida, and tonight he won his opener getting past Adrian Mannarino 7-6(3), 6-3.

Kyrgios fired 12 aces, never dropped his serve and never was in any sort of trouble against the 33-year-old lefty.

“That first-serve percentage was key tonight,” Kyrgios said. “If I miss my first serve, he’s going to be on the front foot from …

After a disappointing result at Indian Wells, Daniil Medvedev hopes to makes things right in Miami this week.

The Russian can return to No. 1 with a strong performance but he’s never advanced past the quarterfinals in Florida.

Medvedev could meet Andy Murray in the third round with either defending champion Hubert Hurkacz or Denis Shapovalov in the quarters.

Former semifinalist Felix Auger Aliassime could run into Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second quarter. …

In a stunning announcement, Ash Barty has retired from pro tennis.

“Today is difficult and filled with emotion for me as I announce my retirement from tennis,” Barty posted on social media. “I wasn’t sure how to share this news with you so I asked my good friend @caseydellacqua to help me. I am so thankful for everything this sport has given me and leave feeling proud and fulfilled. Thank you …

Following a tough loss Sunday to Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final, Rafael Nadal revealed today on social media that he has a stress fracture in his ribs.

“As it turns out, I have a stress crack in one of my ribs and will be out for 4-6 weeks,” Nadal said. “This is not good news and I did not expect this. I am downcast and sad because after …

Iga Swiatek will have a few days off rest to recover from her Indian Wells triumph yesterday as she prepares for the Miami Masters which begins Tuesday.

Swiatek will go in as the favorite at the event which features just two former champions: Sloane Stephens and Victoria Azarenka. Karolina Pliskova and Jelena Ostapenko have also made this final

The top seed will be the struggling Aryna Sabalenka followed by Swiatek, Anett …

There was talk Taylor Fritz would not even be able to play in the Indian Wells final due to a right ankle issue, but not only did the American show up, he held his nerves to take the title over Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6(5).

“I can’t even begin to describe how ridiculous it is that I was able to play how I could play today,” said Fritz. “I’ve never experienced worse …

Iga Swiatek collected her third WTA 1000 title in the last year cruising past Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 today in the Indian Wells final.

Swiatek, just 20, now has five career titles (and five straight) and will move to a career-high No. 2 in the rankings tomorrow.

“At the beginning of the tournament, I wouldn’t even think about winning, honestly,” Swiatek said. “Of course you have to believe in yourself, but I’m …

The battle of the ages turned out to be a match for the ages as Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz played the longest recorded Indian Wells semifinal at 3 hours, 12 minutes as Rafa came out on top 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

The much-anticipated showdown between the Spaniards saw Alcaraz break right away for a 2-0 lead, but Nadal took the next four games.

Another break would give Nadal the set, but the …

There will be a new Indian Wells champion in the women’s draw on Sunday as Iga Swiatek will meet Maria Sakkari for the first Masters title of 2022.

Swiatek held off Simona Halep 7-6(6), 6-4 in a tight Friday semifinal.

“In all my previous matches against Simona, I always felt like I had nothing to lose,” said Swiatek. “I was never the favorite. In this one, I felt like my ranking is …

Andrey Rublev ran his win streak to 13 on Friday cruising past Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 6-2 to reach his first Indian Wells Masters semifinal.

Rublev, who came into the event after back-to-back titles in Marseille and Dubai, hasn’t dropped a set in four matches thus far, and in his first quarterfinal at Indian Wells, he ran away from the former Top 3 Dimitrov who also hadn’t lost a set to this …

The hyped Rafael Nadal – Nick Kyrgios Indian Wells quarterfinal lived up to the billing as the 21-time Slam winner had to dig deep to deny the Australian with a 7-6(0), 5-7, 6-4 victory Thursday afternoon.

A wobbly service game early gave Kyrgios a quick lead, but the Australian could close the opening set at the time of asking.

A frustrated Kyrgios dropped the opening set breaker at love courtesy of the …

Paula Badosa ran her win streak at Indian Wells to 10-0 after thumping Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 6-2 to reach her second straight semifinal in the desert.

The defending champion was 0-3 against Kudermetova, but quickly got on top 3-1 and that set the tone.

“I think a little bit the key was to serve well, as well, to attack her second serve,” Badosa said. “I’ve played her three times, and I …

Rafael Nadal blew a service game early in the second set against the dangerous Reilly Opelka but got the break back and got the job down in two breakers 7-6(3), 7-6(5) to stay perfect on the year and reach the Indian Wells quarterfinals.

Nadal, who is now 18-0 in 2022, dominated the American big man from the baseline, but a careless service game cost the former No. 1 in the second. …

The first two quarterfinals in the women’s draw at Indian Wells were total blowouts.

In the afternoon, Simona Halep hammered Croatian Petra Martic 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes. Halep improves to 15-3 on the season.

“I think probably best match of this year,” Halep said. “I felt super well. I felt confident. I’ve been aggressive. Everything I had to do I did, and it was pretty good.

“Gives me confidence, gives …

The Grand Slam board today announced that going forward that the French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open will use a 10-point tiebreaker at 6-all in final sets.

“Further to extensive consultation with the WTA, ATP, ITF and tennis officiating community, the Grand Slam Board’s decision is based on a strong desire to create greater consistency in the rules of the game at the Grand Slams, and thus enhance the …