RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – More fan favorite golfers are joining the field for the 2025 Galleri Classic, including two-time major champion John Daly. Notah Begay III, Boo Weekley and Billy Andrade were also announced as additions to the field. The Galleri Classic will be held from March 26-30 on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission
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Update 3/12/25 11:13 p.m. It was a star-filled Wednesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for day two of the round of 16. Two major upsets occurred at Stadium One, and both players were American. Wild card qualifier Belinda Bencic upset the number three seed Coco Gauff in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, and the
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – This year, 336 kids joined the ball kids crew for the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, and organizers said over half of them were new. One of those new crew members is Kaiden Richter, a Coachella Valley local, who has been waiting for her chance to become a ball kid. Richter
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)– The 10th Annual BNP Paribas Scholarship Awards are taking place at Indio High School. Four exceptional students will be awarded $20,000 college scholarships each, recognizing their academic and athletic achievements. The scholarship recipients, who demonstrated excellence both in the classroom and on the athletic field, will be honored by BNP Paribas executives,
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Uptate 3/11/25 – 5:45 p.m. INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – After a suspension of play at around 4:00 p.m., players have returned to the court. According to the tournament’s inclement weather policy: “If one (1) match is completed or 90 minutes of play have taken place in any one session, that session is considered complete
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) The strength of American tennis was on full display Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Coco Gauff, Madison Keys, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima all won their respective third round match to advance to the Round of 16. Taylor Fritz is the last American to
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – Fresh off his second World Series title as Dodger manager, Dave Roberts has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth more than $32 million, it was reported today. The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that the deal includes a record-setting $8.1 million annual salary. The newspaper quoted a source familiar
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) The FILA International Junior Championship is returning to the BNP Paribas Open for it’s third year, showcasing the next generation of promising junior athletes. The championship showcases 48 boys and 48 girls who compete in singles draws as a International Tennis Federation Level 1 tournament. Junior tennis players from various countries around the
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Some of the biggest stars on both the men’s and women’s draw breezed past their competition in round 3 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Women’s Singles No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek defeats Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2 No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula defeats Xinyu Wang 6-2, 6-1 No. 7 seed
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The stars came to play at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Plenty of the world’s best got through their matches with ease, except for a few. Men’s Singles Botic van de Zandschulp defeats No. 6 seed Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Back-to-back years at @BNPPARIBASOPEN that Djokovic has been defeated
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Down goes Djokovic! Botic van de Zandschulp shocks the world, upsetting the No. 6 seed and 5-time tournament champion, Novak Djokovic. Van de Zandschulp won in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Lucker loser turns giant killer 🥶Don't adjust your sets, @Boticvdz sensationally knocks out five-time champion Djokovic!!!@BNPPARIBASOPEN | #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/QiLPapfoDs— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 9,
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Each year since 2009, the BNP Paribas Open has presented the Bud Collins Media Award to a person or organization that has been integral in media coverage, promotion, and support of the tournament. The 2025 Bud Collins Media Award recipient is longtime BNP Paribas Open Media Director Matt Van Tuinen.
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We’ve got a major upset early in the BNP Paribas Open. No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev, and World No. 2, lost to Tallon Griekspoor. Wow! Down goes No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev, losing to Tallon Griekspoor in a tiebreak. Big upset here inside Stadium 1 to start the first weekend in Indian Wells. #TennisParadise @KESQ
Continue Reading Thursday tennis at Indian Wells featured first round main draw action and 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic addressed the media. Think Novak Djokovic doesn't draw a crowd?? Arguably the greatest player of all time with 24 grand slam titles, the 5-time tournament winner is beloved by many here across the globe and here in
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The signage at the BNP Paribas Open has had quite the makeover from last year to this year, but fans will always consider the tennis garden to be a tennis paradise. “It’s beautiful. It feels like I said, it feels like Disneyland,” Christy Bateman said. Why make the change to one of the most beautiful
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Bantamweights Manny “Gucci Manny” Flores and Jorge “Zurdo” Leyva will fight in the scheduled 10-round main event of a seven-bout card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino tonight. Flores (19-1, 15 KOs) will be fighting for the first time since Oct. 24, when he knocked out Victor Emmanuel Olivo, 1:50 into the
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Wednesday marked the start of main draw action in Indian Wells for the 2025 BNP Paribas Open. 50 years in the desert 🏜The party hits a new milestone in #TennisParadise 🎾— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 5, 2025 It was also another day of the world’s best players speaking to the media ahead of their
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 8-2 on Wednesday at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Wranglers struck first and early with a goal from Sam Morton 34 seconds in, but the Firebirds responded late in the frame with a goal from Ian McKinnon. tied game 1-1 🚨 pic.twitter.com/QDLNc4WNRz— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) March 6, 2025
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Desert Hot Springs High School students and kids of all ages from the Grassroots Junior Tennis Program had the chance to spend time with Kim Clijsters, Bob, and Mike Bryan, three international Tennis Hall of Famers. With the goal of teaching the history of tennis, the students got lessons of the game, received advice, and
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Tennis star Taylor Fritz surprised the Palm Desert High School Boys’ and Girls’ tennis teams on Wednesday. The teams were told that they were just going to grab a group lunch at the Chipotle in La Quinta but when they arrived, they were greeted by the top-ranked American men’s tennis player in the world, Taylor
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