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INDIAN WELLS – A lot of the doubles has been pushed back for the last few days, as they scrambled to catch up on singles after back-to-back nights of rain delays.

And so only now are the Cana-Kiwi team of Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe finally getting on court for their first round.

Beatriz Haddad Maia and Taylor Townsend are on too, as are Chris Eubanks and Ben Shelton.

The men’s doubles draw aren’t anything like what they have been some years, with a host of top singles players taking part.

But there’s still some good dubs. And Jannik Sinner is playing, a rare appearance these days. Perhaps auditioning Sonego as a potential Olympics partner?

ATP Tour – Saturday, March 9, 2024 final results

WTA Tour – Saturday, March 9, 2024 final results

(Indian Wells is three hours behind ET)

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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: ATP Tour 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: March 6-17, 2024
Prize money: $12,418,990
Draws: S96 / D32

Saturday, March 9, 2024
Final results

Women’s doubles, first round

[2] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) vs. Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 60 63

[7] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def. [WC] Hailey Baptiste / Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 63 60

[8] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Sara Errani (ITA) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 16 62 [10-8]

Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) def. Wang Xinyu (CHN) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) 75 62

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Guo Hanyu (CHN) def Anna Kalinskaya / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 63 36 [10-8]

Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. ~~[ALT] Anhelina Kalinina / Dayana Yastremska (UKR)~~ [ALT] Ekaterina Alexandrova / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 61 63

Magda Linette (POL) / Bernarda Pera (USA) def Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Alycia Parks (USA) 75 63

Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) def Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 75 26 [10-1]

Men’s doubles, first round

Singles guys

[5] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. Chris Eubanks / Ben Shelton (USA) 62 64

Jannik Sinner / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev (RUS) 75 61

Marcelo Melo (BRA) / Alexander Zverev (GER) def. ~~Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Dan Evans (GBR)~~ [ALT] Marcus Daniell (NZL) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 62 64

Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow (USA) def Taylor Fritz (USA) / Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 63 75

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) def. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) / Max Purcell (AUS) 62 64

Upsets

~~Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) / Cameron Norrie (GBR)~~ [ALT] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) / John Peers (AUS) def [4] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Neal Skupski (GBR) 36 63 [10-5]