Just seen that Simona Halep will be back in action in Miami now her four-year doping ban has been reduced to nine months.

oh Djokovic out in Indian Wells after losing to some Italian I've never ever heard before

The world number 123 apparently! Just listening to his interview now - sounds like he just wasn't on form at all that day unfortunately.

Britain's Katie Boulter is through to the Miami Open third round after teenage opponent Brenda Fruhvirtova was forced to pull out through illness.

 

Boulter, who is Britain's leading women's player after a strong start to 2024, led 7-6 (7-5) 1-0 when 16-year-old Fruhvirtova decided to stop.

 

After leading by an early break, the Czech started to suffer in the Florida heat and twice asked to see a doctor.

 

"To win like that, I'll take it but I want her to get better," said Boulter.

Alcaraz was fantastic in Indian Wells, saw the match against Medvedev and he's on another level

World number one Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic.

 

Former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic became Djokovic's main coach in March 2022, having worked with him alongside long-time mentor Marian Vajda since 2018.

 

Serb Djokovic has won a joint-record 24 Grand Slam singles titles but has made a disappointing start to 2024.

 

"Goran and I decided to stop working together a few days ago," Djokovic said on Instagram.

wasn't expecting that

Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner reached the Miami semi-finals by ending Tomas Machac's stunning run at the ATP Masters event.

 

Second seed Sinner used his explosive power and precision to win 6-4 6-2 against his 60th-ranked Czech opponent.

 

Machac beat Andy Murray and Andrey Rublev to play a first Masters quarter-final but Sinner's level was too good.

 

The 22-year-old Italian will face third seed Daniil Medvedev in a rematch of January's Australian Open final.

That's a big surprise, Danielle Collins winning Miami, she's ranked number 53. It's her last year before retiring so well done to her.

What a fairytale for her, the biggest title of her career, in her home state, achieved before she hangs up the racket.

 

Once she got to the semi-finals, I could see her taking it as it will continue a pattern of Miami not having a defending women's champion in the draw into a fourth year :lol:

That's an impressive win for GB, beating France away from home on the clay, two wins for Emma and one for Katie. I can't get the BBC iplayer in Ireland so I couldn't watch but I was keeping an eye on the score.

Well done to them! That must be a real boost especially for Emma.

Casper Ruud won his first title of 2024 as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win the Barcelona Open.

 

Norwegian third seed Ruud defeated the Greek fifth seed 7-5 6-3 to claim the biggest title of his career.

 

It is the first time the 25-year-old, who is ranked sixth in the world, has won an ATP 500-ranked event.

 

"For me it means a lot, this is my biggest title that I ever won," said Ruud.

 

"It's something I've chased for a long time already. I've never won a 500 before or a 1000. I've been to a few finals but always came up a little bit short."

ATP Ranking Movements:

 

17. Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)

18. Sebastian Baez (Argentina)

19. Karen Khachanov

 

WTA Ranking Movements:

 

 

7. Marketa Vondrousova (Czechia)

8. Qinwen Zheng (China)

13. Jasmine Paolini (Italy)

14. Beatriz Haddad-Maia (Brazil)

Harriet Dart has joined fellow Britons Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the main draw of the Madrid Open.

 

Dart, 27, beat Russia's Maria Timofeeva in her second qualifying match.

 

The British number two fought back from a set down to earn a 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory and will face Spain's Cristina Bucsa in the first round.

 

Raducanu will meet Argentine qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle in her first-round encounter on Wednesday.

 

The 21-year-old was set to play Karolina Pliskova in the opening round, but the former world number one pulled out of the tournament because of a wrist injury.

 

British number one Boulter, 27, will miss the first round and will meet the winner of the match between American wildcard Robin Montgomery and Russia's Elina Avanesyan in the second.

Emma Raducanu said she felt "mentally and emotionally exhausted" after losing in the first round at the Madrid Open.

 

The 21-year-old was beaten 6-2 6-2 by Argentine qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle.

 

Raducanu helped Britain beat France in the Billie Jean King Cup before reaching her first WTA quarter-final in 19 months at the Stuttgart Open last week as she continues her comeback from an injury-hit 2023 season.

 

"I would say the last few weeks have been a lot," Raducanu said.

 

“I think from the performance today it was very clear that mentally and emotionally I was exhausted.

 

"I was trying to push through and I was just unable to push through today. I guess the sport is just pretty brutal.”

 

Raducanu, who dropped to 303rd in the world following wrist and ankle operations last year, was set to play Karolina Pliskova in her opening match - but the former world number one pulled out of the tournament because of a wrist injury.

Rafael Nadal says he will only play at the French Open next month if he feels "capable enough to compete".

 

Spaniard Nadal, a 14-time champion at Roland Garros, missed the French Open for the first time in 19 years through injury in 2023.

 

The 37-year-old has indicated he plans to retire after the 2024 season.

 

He is set to make a farewell appearance at the Madrid Open this week and faces American 16-year-old Darwin Blanch in the first round on Thursday.

 

"If I was in Paris today, I wouldn't go out to play," Nadal said.

 

"I don't think I'll be able to play at 100% but it's important to be able to play for the last time in Madrid. It means a lot to me to play on this court where I've had some great moments."

Rafael Nadal began his Madrid Open farewell with a crushing straight-set win over American teenager Darwin Blanch.

 

The five-time Madrid champion, who has indicated he plans to retire after the 2024 season, took just 63 minutes to complete a 6-1 6-0 victory against his 16-year-old opponent.

 

Nadal, 37, said this week he will only play at the French Open next month if he feels "capable enough to compete".

 

He will play Australian Alex de Minaur, who beat him in the second round of the Barcelona Open last week, in the next round in Madrid.

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will switch to a knockout format this year, with the final taking place in Seville on 20 November.

 

An extended nine-day event will overlap briefly with the men's Davis Cup Final 8, which begins in Malaga on the eve of the Billie Jean King Cup final.

 

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) says the aim of revamping the women's event is to “maximise the visibility” and to create a “fortnight of World Cup tennis” in Andalucia.