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Sergio García looked frustrated on his follow through when his first shot of the day went well to the right. After a bogey on No. 1, García lost it on the second tee box, slamming his club into the turf twice after hitting a shot that ended up in the bunker.

The Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell is set for April 13, featuring 11 matches in the Round of 32, including a key matchup between Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Jack Draper.

On two pivotal points in his Indian Wells fourth-round match against Novak Djokovic, at 4-4 in the tie-break and then on match point at 6-6, Draper forced himself inside the baseline and unleashed two backhands, those shots driving him to victory. It would have been understandable for Draper to have played passive tennis in those decisive moments.

Set in the scenic California desert in Indian Wells, with top-notch facilities, the tournament has been voted the tennis players' favorite of the year. It is often referred to as the "fifth slam" for being the biggest tournament outside the four majors. The intimate, more laid-back experience is unique, with fans able to get within shouting distance of Naomi Osaka or Aryna Sabalenka as they practice or stretch out on the idyllic grass lawn.

Long lines had already formed outside of Stadium 3 six hours before the start of Alexandra Eala's second-round match against Dayana Yastremska at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday. Holding Filipino flags and wearing shirts that read "Alexandra Eala fan club," hundreds of enthusiastic fans looked desperate to make their way inside to get a glimpse of the 20-year-old sensation.

On a Wednesday in the desert last March, Reilly Opelka, the American with a cannon of a serve, was grinding out a tough match against French number one Arthur Rinderknech. Nearby, former US Open men's finalist Kei Nishikori beat Luca Nardi, part of the new wave of Italian talent, while Brazilian phenom Joao Fonseca closed out Pavel Kotov, who reached number 50 in the world in 2024.

Alexander Bublik, the resident eccentric of professional men's tennis, has the lyrics to two different Eminem songs tattooed on his arm. Doubles specialists, he's said, aren't "real athletes," though Bublik himself reached the doubles final of the 2021 French Open. The 28-year-old Kazakh has quoted Kung Fu Panda to cast doubt on Jannik Sinner's doping status, and called the tennis exhibited by greats like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal "boring."

In the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Round of 32 on Tuesday, we have a matchup of No. 84-ranked Jan-Lennard Struff versus No. 189 Hugo Grenier. Struff has -250 odds to earn a win versus Grenier (+190). ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Info Tournament: The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Round: Round of 32 Date: Tuesday, February 10 Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Court Surface: Hard