March 29, 2024
Grigor Dimitrov produced a sensational performance to humble Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in Miami. And there was a British coach behind the Bulgarian’s extraordinary success – Jamie Delgado. Andy Murray’s old coach has encouraged Dimitrov to be braver in the big moments – and that’s certainly what happened against Alcaraz. ‘I took all my opportunities, […]
March 26, 2024
Iga Swiatek has been surprisingly knocked out of the Miami Open. But for Andy Murray the manner of exit was far more serious. And now he faces a dramatic race against time to be ready for Wimbledon 2024. World number sixteen Ekaterina Alexandrova ended Swiatek’s hopes of a second sunshine double when she beat the […]
March 24, 2024
Andy Murray roared as though he had won the tournament itself when his opponent steered a final, token piece of resistance wide. And that reaction was hardly surprising, given the pain Tomas Martin Etcheverry had inflicted earlier in the year. The Argentine had ended Murray’s Australian Open run before it had really begun. But in […]
March 18, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz shook off his nerves to reign supreme – and Iga Swiatek was even more emphatic. The young singles champions of Indian Wells did it in style. They also reminded us how this beautiful game of tennis is constantly being taken to new levels. Both know what it’s like to taste glory at Wimbledon, […]
March 17, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz came back from apparent oblivion to reach the Indian Wells final, where he will meet Daniil Medvedev just like last year. The reigning Wimbledon and Indian Wells champion looked down and out against this year’s finest player, Jannik Sinner. But the Spaniard found a way to prevail 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 as the Italian’s […]
March 15, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz didn’t just defeat Sascha Zverev to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals. The reigning Wimbledon champion had to outflank a swarm of bees that interrupted play early on. The reward for Carlitos is a mouth-watering showdown with the other great young player of his generation – Jannik Sinner. Can Alcaraz end Sinner’s unbeaten run […]
March 14, 2024
Emma Navarro is the new star of American tennis after she defeated the fearsome Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells. Success for Coco Gauff was far more predictable as the much-loved youngster celebrated her twentieth birthday. But it was Navarro who stole the limelight – and perhaps we shouldn’t have been so surprised. Emma Navarro will […]
March 12, 2024
Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of Indian Wells by a lucky loser. And there must now be doubts about his time at the top beyond 2024. Most experts have claimed Djokovic will go on for years. They reckon he’ll make sure he beats Jimmy Connors’ record 109 ATP titles. But here at WDH we […]
March 11, 2024
Ben “Showtime” Shelton produced more drama in the desert to delight the late-night crowd at Indian Wells. He signed off a three-set thriller by writing the words ‘desert dreams’ on the court camera. But his best chance of reaching the quarter-finals is to whip up a nightmare storm against the fearsome Jannik Sinner. Ben Shelton […]
Emma Raducanu faces one of the biggest tests in tennis later today. She takes on world number two Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells. No one expects former US Open champion Raducanu to win that particular contest at this stage of her overall rehabilitation. But how she plays in this pressure-free showdown will indicate how much […]