A day in the life of a ball crew member at the BNP Paribas Open Third-year ball crew member Emilija Mateljan, 15, of San Diego, explained what it's like being a "ball kid" at the BNP Paribas Open. Jannik Sinner’s win on Sunday at Indian Wells didn’t merely add another title to his growing resume. The win is one that very well could, one day down the road, help make his case as the best hardcourt player in the history of the game. It’s not hyperbole. Novak Djokovic is widely regarded as the game’s best hardcourt player, for good reason. Djokovic holds all the major hardcourt records. But with Sinner’s 7-6(6), 7-6(4) win over Daniil Medvedev in the BNP Paribas Open final, Sinner is on a...
