French qualifier Diane Parry puts an end to Venus Williams’ desert dreamAFP, INDIAN WELLS, CaliforniaSeven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams on Thursday was sent crashing out at Indian Wells, falling in three sets to French qualifier Diane Parry. “You’ll have to ask her that,” Venus Williams said to the question that has bubbled in the tennis world since 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams re-entered the anti-doping testing pool. While Venus Williams remains in search of her first win of the year after first-round exits at the Australian Open and in Austin, Texas, she said Thursday’s game was not a good gauge of her form. “It could have gone either way, but I was able to stay very strong in the most important moments.”Dimitrov, a 2021 Indian Wells semi-finalist, now gets a shot at Alcaraz, who is undefeated in 12 matches this year and beat Dimitrov in the fourth round in Indian Wells last year. Alcaraz, whose Australian Open triumph in January made him at 22 the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, is to launch his bid for a third Indian Wells title today.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2026 17:13 UTC