Indian Wells: Prajnesh Gunneswaran shocks Benoit Paire in straight sets
Tennis | March 08, 2019 15:21 ISTPlaying his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat the Benoit Paire 7-6 (5) 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes.
Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat the Benoit Paire 7-6 (5) 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes.
The two-time Grand Slam champion admitted that the upcoming tournaments, including Dubai Championship, are important for her.
Williams has been eliminated in the first round only four other times, most recently at the 2012 French Open.
Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro jumped to sixth place after he stunned Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (2) to win his first Indian Wells title on Sunday.
Sharapova's withdrawal comes after her disappointing campaign at the Indian Wells Masters this week, where she slumped to a straight-sets defeat.
Williams, who was on a brilliant run after knocking out some big names, was taken for a drive from the 20-year old as her skills exhausted the 37-year old American.
In the women's semis on Friday night, Venus Williams was to meet Daria Kasatkina of Russia and top-ranked Simona Halep of Romania faced Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Federer saved a handful of break points in the first game of the second set and then broke Chung twice, including on a double fault to take a 5-1 lead.
Williams has never reached the final of the desert tournament and to do she'll have to get by 20-year-old Russian Daria Kasatkina who is yet to drop a set.
Halep took time out to head to the stands and watch the Williams sisters face off for the 29th time in their career in the ongoing Indian Wells WTA tournament.
Federer can equal his season-best start of 16-0 with a win in the quarterfinals, where he will meet Chung Hyeon of South Korea in a rematch of their Australian Open semifinal.
It has been a great tournament for Bhambri, who knocked out players of the calibre of two-time doubles Grand Slam winner Nicolas Mahut and world number 12 Lucas Pouille en route the third round.
Wozniacki blew a 3-0 lead in the first set and was on the run most of the match before losing for the second time this year to Daria Kasatkina.
In a stunning performance, the 110th ranked Yuki, who qualified for the main draw, dispatched the ninth seed Frenchman 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes.
It was yet another disappointing return for the 30-year old as he admitted that he was out of sorts while playing in just his second event of 2018.
Federer, who earned his fifth title at Indian Wells last year, saved a set point in the second-set tiebreaker and advanced to face Filip Krajinovic on Monday.
Serena leads Venus 17-11 all-time and has won eight of their last nine meetings, most recently the Australian Open final last year.
Sharapova announced the mutual parting with Sven Groeneveld on Friday, two days after she was beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka of Japan in her return to Indian Wells.
Williams' only competitive appearances since the birth came in December at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi, a Fed Cup doubles match with sister Venus last month and an exhibition in New York on Monday.
Sharapova's ranking of No. 41 in the world forced her to play a first-round match in the tournament she has won twice. A failed doping test led to a 15-month ban for the five-time major winner.
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