Paula Badosa, Victoria Azarenka in Surprise Indian Wells Final

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Many tennis stars have shut down their seasons or pleaded fatigue after a long year, but Azarenka and Badosa have thrived in the California desert.https://nyti.ms/3paN3qm

Fernandez Moves on and Raducanu Returns to Tennis Reality at Indian Wells

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The teenagers who stunned and delighted fans on their way to the U.S. Open final in September returned to compete at the BNP Paribas Open as headliners.https://nyti.ms/3Bs2HRF

Emma Raducanu, After U.S. Open Win, Keeps Her Feet on the Ground

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The 18-year-old returns to the court at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., as a headliner, richer and more famous. She still needed a wild card.https://nyti.ms/3Fki2Wy

Pro Tennis Finds New Cities to Play In, but Will It Return?

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The pandemic caused many tennis events to be canceled or rescheduled. It also created opportunities for U.S. cities to throw one together.https://nyti.ms/3D8jjyb

Another Top U.S. Tennis Tournament Is Postponed Because of the Coronavirus

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., hopes to move to later in the year.https://nyti.ms/3psc510

Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Semifinal Against Roger Federer

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Nadal also said he would not play again until the Monte-Carlo Masters clay event in mid-April.https://nyti.ms/2JiEJ4H

Bianca Andreescu Is Rising in the Tennis Rankings Ahead of Schedule

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The 18-year-old surprise finalist at Indian Wells is part of a new wave of gifted Canadian teenagers with immigrant families and potential Grand Slam titles in their future.https://nyti.ms/2JifaAJ

At Indian Wells, It’ll Be Federer vs. Nadal for the 39th Time. Maybe.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports With straight-set wins on Friday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set up a meeting in a BNP Paribas Open semifinal on Saturday. But Nadal’s right knee may not cooperate.https://nyti.ms/2TLNo3D

Serena Williams Tops Victoria Azarenka in Straight Sets at Indian Wells

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Williams needed a little more than two hours to close out a matchup of players who competed in the event last year after being on maternity leave.https://nyti.ms/2EY9IPe

Naomi Osaka Wins at Indian Wells for Her First WTA Title

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Osaka, a 20-year-old who represents Japan, defeated Daria Kasatkina, also 20, 6-3, 6-2, at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.http://nyti.ms/2GFnZiW

Roger Federer, Riding High, Isn’t Underestimating Hyeon Chung

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Federer, who is 15-0 in 2018, faces the rising South Korean star in the quarterfinal Thursday in Indian Wells.http://nyti.ms/2FRvmWH

Amanda Anisimova Leads Young Americans With a Deliberate Pace

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The 16-year-old Anisimova has taken down two top players at Indian Wells, but she and her team are working hard to not get ahead of themselves.http://nyti.ms/2p7Gi88

Is Novak Djokovic Fully Recovered? He Just Lost to Taro Daniel, a Qualifier From Japan

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports “Very weird; I just completely lost rhythm,” said Djokovic, who added that he felt like someone playing his “first match” on tour.http://nyti.ms/2FIHBog