Sorana Cirstea said she is feeling the best she has in years and is brimming with confidence after stunning world number two Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz swatted aside Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-0 7-6(5) to keep his title defence on track at the Miami Open on Sunday, as Canadian Bianca Andreescu cruised past American Sofia Kenin in straight sets.

Russian Anastasia Potapova produced some of her best tennis to upset American Coco Gauff 6-7(8) 7-5 6-2 in a third-round thriller at the Miami Open.

American Frances Tiafoe said tennis should loosen its strict rules governing the behaviour of fans attending matches to help attract a younger audience.

Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff secured straight-sets victories over Canadians to book their spots in the third round of the Miami Open.

Serbian Dusan Lajovic beat Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 at the Miami Open, sending the Briton packing in the first round with his first hard court win of the season.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match win streak with a 6-3 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final that will see him leapfrog Novak Djokovic and return to world number one in the rankings.

Rafa Nadal has signed up to compete at the Monte Carlo Masters next month, organisers of the claycourt tournament said, as the Spaniard prepares to return to the Tour after recovering from a hip flexor injury.

Daniil Medvedev said his on-court outbursts at Indian Wells were a distraction to himself and he would be better off shutting up and playing the game instead.

Daniil Medvedev shook off a mid-match ankle injury to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a gutsy 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 victory over Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her third-round match at Indian Wells against Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka after suffering a panic attack following a chat with the WTA’s chief executive.

Britain’s Emma Raducanu has learned that good fortune can be fleeting and bad luck can cruelly compound itself but said she is on the upswing following her second-round victory at Indian Wells.