News: MARCA has reported that the tennis players stranded in Dubai that are trying to get to IW, which is Rublev and Medvedev were given the option to drive 10 hours to Riyadh and then fly out of there but for now have left that as a last resort. They are hoping air travel is open on Tuesday.

Peyton Stearns wins 7¹⁰-6⁸, 7-5 against Taylor Townsend She wins her home tournament in a 2 hour 22 minute Final to take her 2nd WTA Tour Title in Austin.

Still 3 finals tomorrow before the focus fully turns to Indian Wells and the Sunshine Double. Starting with Townsend/Stearns early in the day in Austin and then later we have Darderi/Hanfmann in Santiago and Frech/Bucsa in Merida.

Flavio Cobolli wins 7⁷-6⁴, 6-4 against Frances Tiafoe Takes home a 3rd Title and it comes a few weeks after being on a 4-match losing streak, made Semis in Delray to end the losing streak and wins the title here in Acapulco to fully get his 2026 season going.

Paolini's tough start to the season continues, is now 5-5 in her first 10 matches, hit 33 unforced errors today. Thought maybe playing Merida would play her into form and get her some matches, made the Semifinals but the level never reached what we've seen the last few years

Cristina Bucsa has won 7-5, 6-4 vs Jasmine Paolini to move into the Final in Merida Both sets got tight after Bucsa got off to big leads but she takes both of them. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Magdalena Frech wins 6-2, 6⁶-7⁸, 6-3 vs Shuai Zhang to make the Merida Final Seems to always play well in Mexico, overcame not taking the 4 match points in that 2nd set, good recovery there

Luciano Darderi gets past Sebastian Baez 6-4, 6-3 to move into the Santiago Final Pure emotion from the Italian, who has won 5 of the 9 meetings vs Baez now and will face Hanfmann for the trophy tomorrow.

Taylor Townsend jumps for joy, as she makes a WTA Tour Final for the very first time in Austin. Wins a wild one 7⁸-6⁶, 6-3 vs Ashlyn Krueger. She was 0-4 down in the opening set and completely turned things around. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Yannick Hanfmann into the Final of Santiago after defeating Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-4. Pretty big upset. 📸 Tennis Channel App

Peyton Stearns into the Final of her home event in Austin. Wins 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 vs Kimberly Birrell. Will face either Krueger or Townsend tomorrow afternoon. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

News: Daniil Medvedev wins the Dubai Final via walkover as Tallon Griekspoor pulls out. Not surprising, Griekspoor was barely moving late in that match yesterday but he got across the line vs Rublev. This is the way Medvedev has finally won the same title more than once.

Saturday: Final in Dubai with Medvedev/Griekspoor, hopefully Tallon can play. Final in Acapulco with Cobolli and Tiafoe Semifinals in Merida with Zhang/Frech and Paolini/Bucsa. Stearns/Birrell and Townsend/Krueger in Austin SFs Darderi/Baez and Cerundolo/Hanfmann in Santiago SFs

Frances Tiafoe wins 3-6, 7⁸-6⁶, 6-4 against Brandon Nakashima in 2 hours and 50 minutes in Acapulco Nakashima served for this match in the 2nd set and got within 2 points of victory, but Tiafoe takes it to reach a 3rd ATP 500 Final and will go for his biggest career title tomorrow.

Jasmine Paolini wins 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 vs Katie Boulter to move into the Semifinals in Merida Huge win for Paolini there especially after how that opening set went and ends Boulter's 7-match win streak but also considering who's in draw, Boulter may be the toughest opponent here. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Ashlyn Krueger wins 7⁷-6⁵, 6-4 vs Yue Yuan to make the Austin Semifinals. Will face Townsend tomorrow, 3 of the 4 remaining in Austin are American with Birrell from Australia making a deep run here as well. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Flavio Cobolli wins 7⁷-6⁵, 3-6, 6-4 against Miomir Kecmanovic Was 1-3 down in the final set before turning it around to move into the Final in Acapulco. Would debut in the Top 15 if he ends up winning tomorrow. 📸 Andrew Patron/Delray Beach Open

Peyton Stearns wins 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 vs Oksana Selekhmetova to make the Austin Semifinals. Up and down final set there, was 3-0 double break up in the 3rd and then lost 4 straight games before having the match point at 5-4, didn't take that but broke at 5-5 and then serves it out. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Despite battling injury, Tallon Griekspoor won 7-5, 7⁸-6⁶ vs Andrey Rublev to move into the Dubai Final. Major questions over if he'll take the court tomorrow after he stated in his post match interview he doesn't think he would've continued had he not won the 2nd set. 📸 Dubai Duty Free Tennis

FAA has always been a good matchup for Daniil Medvedev, and that continues today, as Meddy wins 6-4, 6-2. Shelton will pass FAA for 8th in the rankings which is significant for IW, ATP historically has used the new rankings for seedings there unlike the WTA. 📸 Dita Alangkara/AP

Friday: Dubai has SFs with FAA/Medvedev and Rublev/Griekspoor Acapulco has SFs with Kecmanovic/Cobolli and Tiafoe/Nakashima QFs everywhere else, Paolini playing in Merida, Stearns playing in Austin, Baez/Tabilo in Santiago and plenty of other action throughout the day.

Brandon Nakashima wins 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 against Valentin Vacherot Really weird match where Nakashima started slow and Vacherot started on fire and then the complete opposite happened but its Nakashima to move into the Semifinals in Acapulco vs Tiafoe. 📸 Dita Alangkara/AP Photo

Frances Tiafoe wins 6-3, 6-4 against Mattia Bellucci to move into the Semifinals in Acapulco Didn't serve it out but breaks for the win the very next game. 📸 Aksana Brendon Ratnayake/AP Photo

Miomir Kecmanovic wins 6-3, 6-3 vs Terence Atmane to move into the Semifinals in Acapulco vs Flavio Cobolli Atmane was feeling a bit sick he stated and Kecmanovic has been playing well this week so wouldn't have been easy even if Atmane was feeling better

Shuai Zhang wins 6-4, 6-4 vs Emma Navarro Takes out the defending champion in Merida 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Ajla Tomljanovic wins a battle 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 vs Iva Jovic Jovic was dealing with a leg injury, had strapping on both legs but fought through it but its Tomljanovic to get the victory to make the Quarterfinals in Austin. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Flavio Cobolli wins 7⁷-6⁴, 6-1 against Yibing Wu in Acapulco. Big week for Wu but Cobolli played the big points better in the opening set and then completely pulled away in the 2nd set to move into tbe Semifinals. His 2026 is fully going after a slow start. 📸 Andrew Patron/Delray Beach Open

Jasmine Paolini's first match of the week in Merida is a routine 6-0, 6-2 win over Priscilla Hon The weaker field here in Merida should allow her to get some confidence and wins ahead of the Sunshine Double, had a subpar first couple of events. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Sebastian Baez wins 7⁷-6², 1-6, 7-5 vs home player Cristian Garin in Santiago.

News: Mark Petchey is back coaching Emma Raducanu for Indian Wells Petchey was there during that great run last summer, it works so well because they've known each other for so long. Petchey doesn't want to committ full time because of broadcasting. www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis...

Indian Wells Competition Schedule: Looks identical to previous years and that's a good thing. There are 5 other combined 12 day 1000 events and none of the other ones have a schedule as good as IW, who have the same rounds on the same days. 11am Day Session, 6pm Night Session.

Far less drama for Peyton Stearns today than in her opening round, wins 6-0, 6-2 vs Kaja Juvan in Austin. Into the Quarterfinals of her home tournament. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Tallon Griekspoor wins 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 vs Jakub Mensik to make the Dubai Semifinals for the 2nd consecutive year. A few key passing shots in that final set including one on the match point, fitting end there. 📸 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

Nothing too notable occured in the Dubai QFs so far today: Andrey Rublev won 6-2, 6-4 vs Arthur Rinderknech Felix Auger-Aliassime won 6-3, 7-6 vs Jiri Lehecka Daniil Medvedev routined Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-1 in under an hour 📸 Dar Yasin/AP 📸 Open Occitanie/JB Autissier 📸 Dita Alangkara/AP

Thursday: Dubai QFs with Medvedev, FAA, Rublev, and Mensik all in action. Acapulco QFs with Tiafoe and Cobolli both playing. Merida has Paolini and Navarro's opening match. Austin is headlined by Jovic/Tomljanovic with home player Stearns also. Garin/Baez in Santiago.

Frances Tiafoe saves 2 match points to win 6-4, 3-6, 7⁹-6⁷ against Aleksandar Kovacevic That will be a tough one for Kovacevic, led that tiebreak 6-4. Tiafoe hit a return winner on the MP on the Kovacevic serve and then one of Tiafoe's volleys just hits the line at 7-7 📸 Aksana Ratnayake/AP

Mattia Bellucci wins 6-3, 6-3 vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Acapulco. The most predictable outcome you'll see once Davidovich Fokina became the highest seed remaining. He will not be getting his first title this week as Vacherot is now the highest seed remaining

Brandon Nakashima wins 6-4, 6-4 vs Patrick Kypson Kypson upset De Minaur the other day which turned into a fairly advantageous draw for Nakashima here to move into the Acapulco Quarterfinals. 📸 Dita Alangkara/AP Photo

Miomir Kecmanovic wins 6-3, 6³-7⁷, 7⁷-6⁴ against Alexander Zverev to make the Acapulco QFs. The pivotal point in that tiebreak was one that Zverev won at 3-3, it was a marathon point that looked to have taken a lot out of Zverev physically, and its Kecmanovic with a big win

Flavio Cobolli wins 6-4, 6-4 vs Dalibor Svrcina to make the Quarterfinals in Acapulco. After having that 4 match losing streak, Cobolli is now 4-1 in his last 5 matches so starting to turn it back around. Terence Atmane won 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 vs Rafael Jodar as well, he also makes the Quarterfinals.

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva wins 5-7, 7⁷-6⁵, 7-5 vs Magda Linette This was still the first match of the day in Merida, lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes.

Arthur Rinderknech gets past Jack Draper in Dubai 7-5, 6⁴-7⁷, 6-4 in a 2.5 hour battle. Draper's first event back was still a good one picking up a victory in his opening round.

News: Tennis Channel will be broadcasting the Indian Wells draw ceremony for the first time. In past years we'd literally have to refresh the ATP and WTA sites an hour after the ceremony. www.tennis.com/news/article...

Dubai Update: Jakub Mensik wins 6-3, 6-2 vs Alexei Popyrin Andrey Rublev wins 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 vs Ugo Humbert Tallon Griekspoor stuns Alexander Bublik 6-4, 7-6. 📸 AP Photo/Rich Rycroft 📸 AP Photo/Dar Yasin 📸 REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

Felix Auger-Aliassime wins 6-4, 6-4 vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Dubai. Was 0-3 down in the opening set before taking the match over. 📸 Open Occitanie/JB Autissier

Daniil Medvedev wins 6-2, 6-3 vs Stan Wawrinka to start the day in Dubai. 📸 Dita Alangkara/AP Photo

Wednesday: Medvedev/Wawrinka, FAA, Rublev, and Draper playing in Dubai Not every match in Acapulco is set but Dubai will start before I wake up so wanted to post this now. Zverev, Tiafoe, Cobolli all playing. Venus is playing doubles in Austin with Stearns, that should be fun

Frances Tiafoe wins 6-4, 6-4 vs Nuno Borges in Acapulco. Continues to beat who he should to start the year and has usually done so fairly comfortably. His issue has been he's lost all the matches against players ranked above him. 📸 Aksana Brendon Ratnayake/AP Photo

Peyton Stearns wins 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 vs Fran Jones in Austin Good start to her home event, played in this city in college as well. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Flavio Cobolli wins 7⁷-6³, 7⁷-6³ vs local WC Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez. Nearly 2 hours but a win is a win for Cobolli at the moment with how his season started. 📸 Andrew Patron/Delray Beach Open