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Yahoo
08-03-2025
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Draper sends Brazilian sensation Fonseca packing at Indian Wells
Brazilian teen sensation Joao Fonseca tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Saturday, beaten 6-4, 6-0 by 13th-seeded Jack Draper of Britain. Spurred on by an enthusiastic contingent of Brazilian fans, the 18-year-old from Rio de Janeiro kept it close in the first set. But he paid a price for taking too many risks against a more physical and experienced opponent and Draper, a US Open semi-finalist last year, strung together nine straight games to secure the win. Fonseca arrived in Indian Wells just weeks after he became the 10th-youngest ATP champion in history when he triumphed at the Argentina Open in February. He had secured his first Masters 1000-level match win on Thursday with a gritty victory over Britain's Jacob Fearnley. He was thrilled to be congratulated on that win by 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic, who touted the youngster as a potential star. "He has the potential to be really a superstar of this game, no doubt about it," Djokovic said. "Coming from Brazil also, one of the biggest countries in the world, where they love tennis, love sports, very passionate people. "It would be amazing for also our sport to have a Brazilian superstar, first really big superstar since Gustavo 'Guga' Kuerten, that was an idol of so many kids." In the third round, Draper will take on American Jenson Brooksby, who upset 17t-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2. bb/iwd
CNN
07-03-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Teenager João Fonseca continues stunning rise with first-round win at Indian Wells, Nick Kyrgios tearfully bows out
Only a few years ago, João Fonseca was a young tennis fan eager to collect autographs from the world's top players. Now, kids are starting to queue up for his signature. The 18-year-old is fast becoming one of the most exciting talents in men's tennis, and on Thursday, he continued to impress with an opening-round victory against Britain's Jacob Fearnley at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. It was by no means easy for Fonseca, who battled windy conditions and trailed 3-1 in the deciding set before coming from behind to win 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Only his second victory at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the Brazilian had to demonstrate the sort of composure and tenacity that is fast earning him popularity with fans. 'Everything is new for me – I'm still young and I'm still getting used to this,' Fonseca told reporters after the match. 'But seeing people – not just Brazilians but from all over the world – cheering for me and calling my name, wanting autographs … It's very nice to see those kids and people watching me.' After winning the first title of his young career at the Argentina Open last month, Fonseca has started to gain attention from all the right people. '(It) seems like there is a very good level of balance and professionalism and devotion, like what we have seen for the last couple years with (Carlos) Alcaraz,' Novak Djokovic said prior to competing at Indian Wells. The victory against Fearnley, and the manner in which he reeled off the last five games of the match in high-pressure circumstances, will only earn Fonseca more praise from the sport's biggest names. He raced into an early lead with two breaks of serve and claimed the first set of the match with a forehand winner into an open court after Fearnley had stretched to make a return. However, the world No. 81, ranked just one spot below Fonseca, raised his level and responded well in the second set to level the contest. He then secured an early break in the decider and backed it up by holding his serve in the following game. But a double fault saw Fonseca draw level at 3-3 before he powered through the remainder of the set, wrapping up the victory in two hours with a well-angled backhand volley. 'The first round of a Masters, it was windy, I was playing against a great guy – it was difficult conditions, but I got through, so I'm very happy with the way I fought today,' said Fonseca. He will now face another British player, world No. 14 Jack Draper, in the second round at Indian Wells. A deep run in California would continue Fonseca's breakthrough year having previously knocked ninth seed Andrey Rublev out of the Australian Open in January. A month earlier, he became the second-youngest winner of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia – a tournament for the best men's players aged 20 and under. Elsewhere, Australian Nick Kyrgios' latest bid to reignite his career was thwarted by a right wrist injury in his first-round match against the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp. Injuries have plagued Kyrgios' progress in recent years, and he is now without a Tour-level win since October 2022. The former Wimbledon finalist retired while trailing 7-6 (7), 3-0 against van de Zandschulp after having held a set point in the first-set tie-break. As a result, the Aussie misses out on a second-round clash against Djokovic. Kyrgios appeared tearful at the end of the match, later explaining that he had experienced a flare-up of a recurring wrist injury during practice two days earlier. 'No one in the sport's had a wrist reconstruction and tried to play after that,' Kyrgios told reporters after the match. 'There have been players that have had wrist surgeries, (but) nowhere near as bad as what I've had. 'It's all an experiment at this point,' he added, saying he was unsure when he would next be able to play. 'I was told that I was arguably maybe not ever playing tennis again.' The first round of matches at Indian Wells continues on Friday, with men's top seed Alexander Zverev in action against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor.
CNN
07-03-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Teenager João Fonseca continues stunning rise with first-round win at Indian Wells, Nick Kyrgios tearfully bows out
Only a few years ago, João Fonseca was a young tennis fan eager to collect autographs from the world's top players. Now, kids are starting to queue up for his signature. The 18-year-old is fast becoming one of the most exciting talents in men's tennis, and on Thursday, he continued to impress with an opening-round victory against Britain's Jacob Fearnley at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. It was by no means easy for Fonseca, who battled windy conditions and trailed 3-1 in the deciding set before coming from behind to win 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Only his second victory at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the Brazilian had to demonstrate the sort of composure and tenacity that is fast earning him popularity with fans. 'Everything is new for me – I'm still young and I'm still getting used to this,' Fonseca told reporters after the match. 'But seeing people – not just Brazilians but from all over the world – cheering for me and calling my name, wanting autographs … It's very nice to see those kids and people watching me.' After winning the first title of his young career at the Argentina Open last month, Fonseca has started to gain attention from all the right people. '(It) seems like there is a very good level of balance and professionalism and devotion, like what we have seen for the last couple years with (Carlos) Alcaraz,' Novak Djokovic said prior to competing at Indian Wells. The victory against Fearnley, and the manner in which he reeled off the last five games of the match in high-pressure circumstances, will only earn Fonseca more praise from the sport's biggest names. He raced into an early lead with two breaks of serve and claimed the first set of the match with a forehand winner into an open court after Fearnley had stretched to make a return. However, the world No. 81, ranked just one spot below Fonseca, raised his level and responded well in the second set to level the contest. He then secured an early break in the decider and backed it up by holding his serve in the following game. But a double fault saw Fonseca draw level at 3-3 before he powered through the remainder of the set, wrapping up the victory in two hours with a well-angled backhand volley. 'The first round of a Masters, it was windy, I was playing against a great guy – it was difficult conditions, but I got through, so I'm very happy with the way I fought today,' said Fonseca. He will now face another British player, world No. 14 Jack Draper, in the second round at Indian Wells. A deep run in California would continue Fonseca's breakthrough year having previously knocked ninth seed Andrey Rublev out of the Australian Open in January. A month earlier, he became the second-youngest winner of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia – a tournament for the best men's players aged 20 and under. Elsewhere, Australian Nick Kyrgios' latest bid to reignite his career was thwarted by a right wrist injury in his first-round match against the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp. Injuries have plagued Kyrgios' progress in recent years, and he is now without a Tour-level win since October 2022. The former Wimbledon finalist retired while trailing 7-6 (7), 3-0 against van de Zandschulp after having held a set point in the first-set tie-break. As a result, the Aussie misses out on a second-round clash against Djokovic. Kyrgios appeared tearful at the end of the match, later explaining that he had experienced a flare-up of a recurring wrist injury during practice two days earlier. 'No one in the sport's had a wrist reconstruction and tried to play after that,' Kyrgios told reporters after the match. 'There have been players that have had wrist surgeries, (but) nowhere near as bad as what I've had. 'It's all an experiment at this point,' he added, saying he was unsure when he would next be able to play. 'I was told that I was arguably maybe not ever playing tennis again.' The first round of matches at Indian Wells continues on Friday, with men's top seed Alexander Zverev in action against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brazilian teen Fonseca into Indian Wells second round
Brazilian teen sensation Joao Fonseca rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Britain's Jacob Fearnley 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday and reach the second round at Indian Wells. The 18-year-old from Rio de Janeiro, who became the 10th-youngest ATP Tour champion in history when he triumphed at the Argentina Open last month, kept his cool on a blustery day in the California desert, winning the last five games to clinch the match. "Today was petty difficult, a lot of windy," he said. "But I got through. Beginning of the match I played really well and he was making some mistakes. "But the second set he played more aggressive and I was a bit more tight, maybe a bit more nervous." Fearnley appeared to have taken control when he broke Fonseca in the third game of the third set, then saved a break point to hold for 3-1 in a game that went to deuce five times. But Fonseca won the next five games, breaking Fearnley twice and closing out an entertaining contest between the 80th- and 81st-ranked players with a backhand volley winner. "I was a break down and I was just focused to do my stuff," Fonseca said. "I'm very happy the way that I changed my game." - Kyrgios tops the bill - Nick Kyrgios headlines the night session in this combined ATP Masters and WTA 1000 event, where all 32 men's and women's seeds have first-round byes. Kyrgios comes into his first tournament since the Australian Open hoping he has put wrist and abdominal injuries behind him, and the mercurial Aussie faces a potentially tricky encounter with lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp -- the Dutch player who toppled Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open last year. Van de Zandschulp went on to beat Rafael Nadal in Davis Cup play in what proved to be the last match of the Spaniard's sensational career. The winner earns a second-round clash with Novak Djokovic, who is seeded sixth as he chases a record-setting sixth Indian Wells ATP Masters title. Kyrgios has won two of his three meetings with 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, the exception Djokovic's victory in the 2022 Wimbledon final. In women's first-round action, Switzerland's Belinda Bencic eased past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-1, 6-1 in just 65 minutes. Bencic, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist in 2021, captured the title in Abu Dhabi in February, her fist trophy since she returned from maternity leave during which she gave birth to daughter Bella last April. The 27-year-old, already ahead of schedule in her comeback, said coping with the conditions was key to the match. "Obviously today the main topic was the wind, trying to accept it and not trying to make it pretty -- just staying in the rallies, trying to be more smart rather than playing amazing shots." Indian Wells newcomer Moyuka Uchijima of Japan cruised past former US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-3, 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with world number three Coco Gauff. Britain's Raducanu was back in action for the first time since she was targeted by a stalker in a troubling incident in Dubai last month. "I didn't have what happened in Dubai in my head at all today," Raducanu said, adding that it was Uchijima's game that was the problem. "It was a lot of balls that were, very, very spinny on these courts in the day and in the wind," she said. "So (the ball) was just jumping up a lot, and then kind of short, almost like mishits, and then deep, spinny and then flat. "So I didn't really know what was coming." bb/rcw
USA Today
06-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to Watch Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open: Live Stream, TV Channel
How to Watch Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open: Live Stream, TV Channel In the BNP Paribas Open Round of 64 on Friday, we have a matchup of No. 16-ranked Lorenzo Musetti against No. 69 Roman Safiullin. Safiullin beat Reilly Opelka 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday in the Round of 128 in his most recent match. Musetti lost in zero sets the last time he played on February 15, 2025, falling 0-0 (retired) to Pedro Martinez in the quarterfinals at the Argentina Open. Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo! Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti: live stream info & TV channel Tournament: BNP Paribas Open BNP Paribas Open Round: Round of 64 Round of 64 Date: Friday, March 7 Friday, March 7 Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Court Surface: Hard Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti matchup stats In 15 hard-court tournaments over the past 12 months, Safiullin is 13-16 in matches. Safiullin has won 75.2% of his service games on hard courts and 23.7% of his return games over the past year. Safiullin is 36th in break points won on hard courts over the past 12 months, converting 78 of 216 (36.1%). In his most recent tournament (the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships), Safiullin lost to Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-7, 6-7 on February 25, in the Round of 32. Musetti has posted a 16-11 record in 11 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months. Musetti has a 76.8% winning percentage in service games on hard courts, and a 23.4% winning percentage in return games. On hard courts Musetti ranks 40th in break point winning percentage (31.8%) after going 74-for-233. Musetti lost to No. 41-ranked Martinez 0-0 (retired) in the quarterfinal of his most recent tournament, the Argentina Open, on February 15. Safiullin vs. Musetti futures odds Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:56 AM ET. Safiullin Odds to Win the 2025 BNP Paribas Open: +15000 +15000 Musetti Odds to Win the 2025 BNP Paribas Open: +12500 Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:56 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
