Play has resumed at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens following a nearly two-hour delay due to rain. The BNP Paribas Open was delayed at around 4:15 p.m. Play has temporarily been suspended due to rain.Further updates will be provided as they become available. #TennisParadise— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 11, 2023 Strong effort here to
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Born and raised in Rancho Mirage, Desirae Krawczyk is back in action with the 4th see in women’s doubles at the BNP Paribas Open. “It comes back full circle,” said Krawczyk. “I use to sneak into the stringers to try and get a view of the players warming up here on the grass field.” Watch
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The 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships will be moved from Indian Wells to Dallas, Texas, officials announced. The National Championships, which will now be presented by the PPA Tour, will take place on Nov. 4-12 as originally scheduled, however, they will now be held at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. The event has been
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Taylor Fritz ended the 21-year American men tennis drought by winning the BNP Paribas Open a year ago. On the women’s side, a 22-year drought still looms as the last player from the States to win was Serena Williams in 2001. This year, American tennis is at a premium with three men inside the Top
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Main draw play is underway and heating up at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden which featured a lot of high profile matches on Thursday. Follow along for LIVE scoring and order of play of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. Veteran stars such as Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray took the court on Thursday and both won in their
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Media Day and main draw action highlighted Wednesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. MEDIA DAY Top players from both the ATP and WTA Tours spoke with KESQ News Channel 3 on Wednesday touching on tennis and more. Taylor Fritz – Defending Champion, World No. 5 “It’s always amazing coming back here to my local
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The BNP Paribas Open continued Tuesday with a fun day and night at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. CHAMPIONS MURALS During the day, the champions murals were unveiled, honoring Taylor Fritz and Iga Swiatek. One of the cool traditions of the @BNPPARIBASOPEN is that champions earn a special mural that is unveiled the following year.
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One year ago, Palm Desert’s Beau Mantanona lost in the CIF State championship wrestling match. Some say it was questionable but that was then and this is now. A year’s worth of the sour taste fueled Beau to get what was his. In February, Mantanona won the state title, this time with absolutely no doubt. “It
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The 16th Annual Stater Bros. Charities Jack H. Brown Heroes Challenge raised a record $1 million dollars over the weekend in Indian Wells. The event hosted 350 sponsors and special guests, including seven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and 11 professional golfers including honorary tournament host Chairman Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino, Gary McCord, Donna Caponi-Byrnes,
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The BNP Paribas Open is back! We back! Opening day here @BNPPARIBASOPEN with the men’s and women’s draw! Coverage on @KESQ! pic.twitter.com/Ec9h0KkJNl— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 6, 2023 The two-week tennis spectacle, scheduled from March 6th through the 19th at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, got underway Monday with the men’s and women’s draw. Top-seeded
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“Everyone in the tennis world turns their focus to Indian Wells and Miami in March,” said Tournament Director Tommy Haas. “And here we are. Players are starting to roll in and I’m getting a lot of texts about requests for practice courts.” The second largest tennis stadium in America is ready to host the world’s
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BNP Paribas Open tournament officials announced Sunday night that Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the tournament. World No.1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. With his withdrawal, Nikoloz Basilashvili moves into the field.#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/wUcBn5upc7— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 6, 2023 Reports say Djokovic’s unvaccinated status remains the deciding factor. Novak
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The first week of DEL baseball wrapped up with a pair of crazy finishes. Ty Vela. Walk this way. 7-6 SH over LQ.@AthleticsSHHS @goknightsbb @DEL_baseball pic.twitter.com/McEkJcaidx— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 4, 2023 Prep comeback win at PD thanks to Andrew Wente. @XCPAthletics @XCPHSBaseball @KESQ pic.twitter.com/Ayk7Q6qYcr— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 4, 2023 Stay with KESQ News
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2020 Australian Open Champion Sofia Kenin headlines the list of players awarded main draw wild cards into the 2023 BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event to be held March 6 – 19, 2023 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Check Out Our BNP Paribas Open Section for More Coverage Ten total
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David Palmer is expected to be named the new head coach of the Shadow Hills High School football team. The school announced the move on Friday. The Desert Sands Unified School District board still needs to approve the hire and is expected to do so during its March 7 meeting. Palmer has been a member
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What a run it was for Palm Desert boys soccer. The Aztecs made history this year, winning a CIF-SS Division 5 title, their first in program history. https://kesq.com/news/2023/02/25/palm-desert-boys-soccer-wins-cif-ss-d5-championship-3-1-over-animo-leadership/ But all good things must come to an end. Their season finally came to a close with a 2-1 loss at Orange Lutheran in the CIF Division
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Coached by Guy Fritz, who tells KESQ he plans to retire after this season, the Roadrunners are rolling so far this season. Spoke with @ITA_Tennis #️⃣1️⃣ JUCO SoCal 🎾 team @COD_Athletics – Head Coach Guy Fritz this morning.Guy talked about this year’s momentum and tells @KESQ he plans to retire after this season. His son
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Starting off our Spring sports season with a little bit of sand. Who doesn’t love the beach? Palm Desert’s Sophia Gilbert sure does. An indoor volleyball player that was given another opportunity to play the sport she loves. All thanks to the efforts of Palm Desert and Xavier Prep athletics. “The Xavier Prep coach and
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Tuesday was a busy day around the valley for high school sports highlighted by Palm Desert boys soccer and the start of the DEL baseball season. @pdhsofficial soccer wins 3-1. Highlights on @kesq with @BlakeArthur24 at 11. #blss @Tarp1969 @Jesus_G_Reyes @BaileyKESQ @PdhsFootball @PDAztecArmy @HoopsAztec @reiffsports @PdcmsP pic.twitter.com/YtoLsjOD3w— Wes Williams (@williamswes) March 1, 2023 In baseball,
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The Galleri Classic hosted a Media Day on Tuesday ahead of tournament play at the end of March. Media Day for the @GalleriClassic! Nice of the tournament to have us out for breakfast, golf & announcements ahead of the inaugural event Mar 20-26 at @MissionHillsCC1 Dinah Shore Tournament Course. Coverage on @KESQ. @BaileyKESQ @Qassignmentdesk @PGATOURComms
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