Tennis

3/10/2026 |  Indian Wells $1M Mixed Doubles Purse Successfully Attracts Singles Stars (Front Office Sports) The BNP Paribas Open is the latest tournament to significantly increase its mixed doubles prize money to attract singles stars. While it didn’t attract the sport’s A-tier players, it was still able to lure in some notable names.
The tournament at Indian Wells in California announced the draw for its third annual mixed doubles event Monday night, which included Venus Williams, Maria Sakkari, Karen Khachanov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Leylah Fernandez. The event starts Tuesday. 

3/7/2026 |  ‘Insane’: Packed Women’s Tennis Schedule Has No Easy Solution (Front Office Sports) The women’s tennis calendar, everyone seems to agree, is too crowded.
In January, Aryna Sabalenka, the best player in the world, called it “insane.” No. 2 Iga Świątek said it’s “too intense.”

3/7/2026 |  Alex Eala Has Become One of the Biggest Draws in Tennis (Front Office Sports) As the clock approached midnight Friday, much of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden was ready to call it a night. The grounds were empty and staff had been cleaning up for hours after matches at Stadium 1, the 16,000-seat center court, wrapped up around 8:30 p.m., as with most of the other nine courts.
But the lights stayed on at Stadium 3, where a few thousand fans sat in the cool night for a second-round match.

3/6/2026 |  The ‘Rage Room’ Is the Hottest Place in Tennis (Front Office Sports) Coco Gauff thought nobody could see her.
The 21-year-old star had just lost in straight sets at the Australian Open, and she had some frustrations to unload. The target was a classic: her racket, which she smashed against a ramp repeatedly until it was gnarled and unusable. But the entire thing was broadcast on ESPN seconds later, taking Gauff aback.

3/3/2026 |  ATP monitoring conflict as Dubai travel delays affect players (Reuters Sports) March 2 (Reuters) - The ATP said on Monday it is monitoring the situation in the Middle East and remains in close ​contact with players after airspace disruptions left a ‌small number of competitors in Dubai following last week's ATP 500 event.