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Gibbs demolishes Dulgheru in Indian Wells

Nicole Gibbs, playing in the 2014 SacramentoChallenger, earned her first main-draw victoryin Indian Wells tonight. Photo by Rob Vomund   Nicole Gibbs avenged her French Open loss to Alexandra Dulgheru...

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Tiafoe tops Fritz in battle of U.S. prospects

Frances Tiafoe, playing in the Fairfield (Calif.) Challengerlast October, beat fellow 18-year-old Taylor Fritz in thefirst round at Indian Wells. Photo by Paul Bauman   Taylor Fritz has skyrocketed...

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Venus stunned in return; Gibbs upsets Keys

Venus Williams, playing in the 2014 Bank of the West Classicat Stanford, lost to qualifier Kurumi Nara on Friday in the sec-ond round in Indian Wells. It was Williams' first appearancein the tournament...

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Czech bounces No. 2 seed Kerber at Indian Wells

Third-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan celebrate with their trademark chest bumpafter edging Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco on Saturday in the first roundof doubles in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian...

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Qualifier Gibbs gains fourth round at Indian Wells

Ex-Stanford star Nicole Gibbs, beating No. 23 seed Madison Keys on Friday,dispatched Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-4 on Sunday in the third round of theBNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Photo by Mal...

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Delbonis shocks Murray at Indian Wells

Second-seeded Andy Murray said he has never played his best at Indian Wells. File photo by Paul Bauman   Difficult conditions, a tricky opponent and perhaps physical and mental fatigue were too much...

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Beleaguered Nadal avenges Australian Open loss

Rafael Nadal has vehemently denied a doping allegationagainst him. File photo by Paul Bauman   INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Rafael Nadal doesn't need any extra motivation.   He treats every match as if it...

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Defending champ Halep, Wawrinka fall in BNP

   INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Defending champion Simona Halep and No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka exited, and No. 4 Rafael Nadal and No. 5 Kei Nishikori barely survived on a day of high drama in the BNP Paribas...

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Azarenka, Pliskova breeze into BNP semifinals

   Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova made quick work of their opponents in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open.   Azarenka, the No. 13 seed and 2012 champion from Belarus, blitzed unseeded...

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Djokovic, Nadal to renew rivalry in BNP semifinals

   On its website, the ATP bills today's semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as an "epic battle."   Yes, Djokovic leads Nadal 24-23 in the...

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Djokovic continues domination of Nadal

Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (5), 6-2today in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Openin Indian Wells. 2015 photo by Paul Bauman   At least this one was close for a set and a half.   Novak...

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BNP official blasts women's tennis before finals

Novak Djokovic routed Milos Raonic for his third straight IndianWells title and record fifth overall. 2015 photo by Paul Bauman   Novak Djokovic dominated.   Serena Williams choked.   Controversy...

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BNP official resigns after criticizing female players

   One day after insulting female tennis players, Raymond Moore resigned Monday night as CEO and tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.   "Ray let me know that he has decided to...

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TV schedule, calendar

TV SCHEDULE(All times in California)Wednesday   Live at the Miami Open, Tennis Channel, 7-8 a.m. (live).   Miami, first round (men, women), Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (live), 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Thursday...

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Rankings mover of the week: Nicole Gibbs (up)

Ex-Stanford All-American Nicole Gibbs plays in the BNP Paribas Open, March 7through last Sunday, in Indian Wells. Photo by Mal Taam/www.malt.photo   Nicole Gibbs, a former Stanford All-American, jumped...

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Gibbs advances in Miami; Bellis, 16, to face Puig

Nicole Gibbs, serving in last year's U.S. Open, continuedher strong play today in Miami. Photo by Paul Bauman   Wild card Nicole Gibbs, a former Stanford star, continued her strong year with a 6-4, 6-2...

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Bay Area's Bellis, Novikov fall in Miami Open

CiCi Bellis, 16, of Atherton lost to Monica Puig ofPuerto Rico in the first round of the Miami Open.2015 photo by Paul Bauman   San Francisco Bay Area residents CiCi Bellis and Dennis Novikov lost...

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On crummy motels, heat, Vika, etc. in Indian Wells

Eventual champion Victoria Azarenka begins a warmup session by tossing a football. Photo by Paul Bauman   Random observations after spending three days in the middle of the second week at the BNP...

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Roundup: Miami, Bank of the West, World TeamTennis

Ex-Stanford star Nicole Gibbs, playing last week in the BNP ParibasOpen in Indian Wells, upset No. 27 Kristina Mladenovic on Fridayin the second round of the Miami Open. Photo by Paul Bauman   Wild...

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Querrey quickly exits Miami Open; Bryans advance

Adrian Mannarino, playing last week in Indian Wells,upended 29th-seeded Sam Querrey in the secondround of the Miami Open. Photo by Paul Bauman    Sam Querrey is already out of the Miami Open.   One day...

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