Karen Helf
Tennis event guide & travel writer. Writing about the people in tennis beyond scores & records. Fan event experience: US Open, French Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo (ATP only), Madrid, Rome, Western & Southern Open.
Stephens, Keys, Rogers advance to second round of BNP Paribas Open
Twelve American women stepped on court as main-draw play kicked off at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday. It was a ninety degree day with intermittent winds, but no one was complaining. At close...
Top players practice and chat with the media, qualifying completes at Indian Wells
Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open saw twelve players advance to the main draw through qualifying, while top players were practicing and talking to the media.
Emma Raducanu is making her Indian Wells debut after...
A look at BNP Paribas Open women’s singles draw
The battle at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden has already begun, a quest for the beautiful Baccarat trophy. Monday afternoon, the WTA main draw ceremony took place in Stadium 1 Plaza.
BNP Paribas Open women's...
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, keys to success
American Bethanie Mattek-Sands has been a tennis professional for 16 years, garnering a long list of accomplishments. At age 36, she is peaking again. The Olympic Gold medalist who owns nine Grand Slam titles,...
Wildcard Bianca Andreescu, 18, completes the feat at Indian Wells
Eighteen-year-old Bianca Andreescu successfully wrapped up a perfect fortnight at the BNP Paribas Open, shocking Angelique Kerber in the final to lift her maiden WTA champion's trophy and climb from No.60 to No.24 in...
Indian Wells PHOTOS: Sabalenka & Mertens capture first doubles title together
Playing just their second tournament together, unseeded Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens went all the way to the Premier Mandatory title at the BNP Paribas Open, beating top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova in...
Andreescu makes history at Indian Wells, to meet Kerber in the final
Friday night at the BNP Paribas Open was a WTA semifinal double header. Eighteen-year-old Bianca Andreescu continued her meteoric rise by beating Elina Svitolina and becoming the first wildcard ever to reach the final...
Bencic, Kerber through to Indian Wells semis
It was sunny, breezy and chilly for the top-half quarterfinal matches on Thursday at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open. The order of play held two contrasting match-ups and neither disappointed.
Belina Bencic (SUI) d...
Teen Andreescu masters the mind, Svitolina finds another energy reserve to reach Indian Wells semifinals
Bianca Andreescu and Elina Svitolina set up a BNP Paribas Open semifinal meeting, after winning their quarterfinals on Wednesday. Let's have a closer look into their games and the way they defeated Garbine Muguruza...
World’s top two out, Svitolina finds new energy reserve to overcome Barty in Indian Wells
Tuesday's fourth round may be remembered as the day the BNP Paribas Open WTA draw folded like a poker hand. How’s that for a dramatic start on the 30th anniversary of the Internet? In...
