Goodness gracious, Svitolina is on a mission this year! Beats Swiatek to reach Indian Wells semis, 6-2,4-6,6-4.

Love the Derry Girls actors popping up. I just yelled Father Peter to the screen 😂

Starting How to get to heaven from Belfast and seriously everything sounds so much better with an Irish accent. Like… Please give me one…

4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3: Siniakova upsets defending champ Andreeva. Wow. I talked to her about nearly leaving Top 100 to get back to Top 40, hoping for Top 20. She praised new mindset & work on FH. « I changed a few points of view. I’m trying to enjoy it more…» tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/the-sincar...

4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3: Siniakova upsets defending champ Andreeva. Wow. I talked to her about nearly leaving Top 100 to get back to Top 40, hoping for Top 20. She praised new mindset & work on FH. « I changed a few points of view. I’m trying to enjoy it more…» tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/the-sincar...

Coco Gauff only retired once from a match in her career before this Indian Wells. Quite the streak. Bad news is that means that left arm pain / injury could be bad. Fingers crossed it won’t be.

Siniakova - Fernandez lasted 3h30!? Oof. 5-7,6-4,7-6(1) for the Czech. That’s a fight.

Arthur Fils is back, says @carolebouchard.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/arthur-fils-...

The ATP Challenger tournament in Fujairah, UAE is going ahead. Top seeds are Lloyd Harris and Jason Kubler. Wildcards include Chung Hyeon and Cruz Hewitt.

Joan is stuck in Dubai too, so it’s firsthand report: www.marca.com/tenis/2026/0...

@katzpie.bsky.social Like, I was in Doha last Sunday still… Ot’s surreal. And yes, tennis finds itself in the middle of it all somehow now. So many tennis fam people in the Middle East. Tennis also about to be in Indian Wells, owned by Ellison… Wild.

Tennis being the very last issue here, let’s be real. It’s an entire part of the world being at risk right now. So nobody cares about tennis. Just having to note that players now stuck in Dubai may well miss Indian Wells. Also, so many tennis people and their families are based there.

Absolutely surreal situation in the Middle East… Been staying in touch with some of the tennis fam that I know is stuck in Dubai and Doha. So worrying. Hoping everyone can stay safe and that this all stops soon. World is burning down at disposal of one insane person or another. Sigh.

Has tennis turned too codependent for its own good? Also, spending two months on the tennis road, & sharing players' quotes as food for thought. My plea to tennis for SinCaraz: 1) Don’t create the monster that will come to bite you, 2) Keep Them Hermès. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/the-sincar...

I penned this about Arthur Fils quicker than quick return to a Tour final for @the2ndserve.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/arthur-fils-...

Has tennis turned too codependent for its own good? Also, spending two months on the tennis road, & sharing players' quotes as food for thought. My plea to tennis for SinCaraz: 1) Don’t create the monster that will come to bite you, 2) Keep Them Hermès. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/the-sincar...

I penned this about Arthur Fils quicker than quick return to a Tour final for @the2ndserve.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/arthur-fils-...

The Night Agent: 3 seasons, not a single flaw.The writing & plotting is so good. Rare these days.Same for casting new characters.Nobody out there complaining they cut this or that person because it was 1) the right choice 2) new cast is fire (except Morrison imo). Anyway binged it in two days again.

Made it back to bad weather Paris… Two months of sun, I started to get used to it 😂 😭

At least we’re getting immediate credit for food and drinks… But I was like, yeah I’d prefer a hotel room to sleep lol Okay, let’s wait 4 hours. Glad Doha’s airport is really good.

Four hours flight delay when you haven’t slept all night because late finish and supposed to be early flight 😭 Seems plane broke down or whatever and so we need another one. I cannot.

The other underrated player is the one who beat her in that Dubai final: Jessica Pegula. You don’t always need the flashy game…

Svitolina is having an incredible start of the year. Respect for how she still finds the fire to still be out there. I will say it again: such an underrated champion.

That trophy is really a golden vibe! Alcaraz, champion in Doha, remains unbeaten this year.

Eric Dane now!?… what a freaking awful streak… 😢

Great match from Fils against Mensik who still looked like he left a bit of his energy and game with Sinner. 6-4,7-6(4) and he will now face Alcaraz for the title in Doha. Returning from injury just earlier this month!

Venus Williams gets singles and doubles WC for Indian Wells. Just announced by the tournament.

Also I keep forgetting how tall Mensik is. Broke my neck talking to him at mixed zone. What do they put in the bib in this great tennis country?? ;)

Mensik and Sinner came to mixed zone at the same time and Jannik insisted for Mensik to go first. “You’re playing tomorrow.“ Hen then stayed after his own press time to sign for fans at 2am, taking pictures and all. You don’t only see champions in victory but more often in losses.

That was a monster of an inside out BH from Mensik! And another great BH to return that second serve. Sinner down. 7-6(3),2-6,6-3. Overall pays some bad choices in the first set, a slow start of the third but also Mensik’s FH really did some damage. Well, so long for THAT final in Doha…

That toilet break did well for Mensik. 2-0.

Mensik’s legs have given up on him a but here. FH all over the place, also hit two DF in a row to go down 4-2. 6-2 Sinner and yes we’re going three again. Who needs to sleep!? Not tennis people.

Sinner said yesterday he started to use drop shot and net because he wasn’t having great sensations so wanted a way out of the rallies. Seems it’s happening again a bit but, with all due respect, his variations skills are still not at same standards as his baseline game so that’s rough. But brave.

No idea why Sinner tried to turn into Niculescu at 3-4 in that TB when back from 1-4… Didn’t end well. 7-6(3) Mensik. Jakub saved four break points at 1-1, Jannik saved one at 3-4. They’re playing the exact same game but, plot twist, Mensik was more clutch under pressure here.

Alcaraz said he found energy “coming from nowhere“ after the first set to keep running and trying as he knew he’ll get chances. Like yesterday, he says he’s tired but he’ll keep fighting.

6-7(3),6-4,6-3: Alcaraz pushed through to pass Khachanov and qualify for the semifinals in Doha. He’ll face defending champion Andrey Rublev next.

Going three in Doha! 6-4 Alcaraz. Khachanov might regret for a while that FH volley mistake at 2-2 15-30…

7-6(3) Khachanov vs Alcaraz. Plot twist.

WTFFFFFF! Unreal save from Khachanov who even apologized! 4-0 in the TB. That set is cray.

Unreal BHDTL on the run from Alcaraz to save that break point at 4-4 against Khachanov!

“I need to be one of the best when I’m playing bad,“ Arthur Fils about how being already one of the best when he’s playing good isn’t enough anymore.

Andreeva loses her title in Dubai vs Anisimova and that score evolution looks kinda wild. 2-6, 7-5,7-6(4).

It took ages. And he got broken. 6-3 Rublev who saved five break points in that set.

5-3 Rublev who keeps saving break points in the first set vs Tsitsipas, and Stef’s left shoelaces just broke down (0-30). Dad in the box redoing the shoe lacing.

Alcaraz said Royer was playing better and better while he was starting to feel really tired in the second set. Happy he pushed through and found his best tennis when needed.

Sinner says he’s looking forward to playing against Mensik because they actually haven’t even hit together a single time.

I’m very here for that Sinner - Mensik match in Doha!

Ah, more than the friend of a friend after all! Ivanisevic joins Fils team: youtube.com/shorts/eUZoy...

Goran Ivanisevic watching Fils in Doha. Arthur says he’s here because he’s a very good friend of his coach. That was fun.

Alcaraz’s goal this year: “I will try not to have too many losses.I don’t want to lose. I don’t want to feel that feeling of losing.“