It was not the final that, at the beginning of the tournament, most thought we would see. Throughout the last nearly two weeks, the BNP Paribas Open provided us with many surprises, two of which came in the semi-finals. This gave us the unexpected final I was writing about yesterday and [...]
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Indian Wells – Record Title For...
It was not the final that, at the beginning of the tournament, most thought we would see. Throughout the last nearly two weeks, the BNP Paribas Open provided us with many surprises, two of which came in the semi-finals. This gave us the unexpected final I was writing about yesterday and [...]
Indian Wells – With A Feel Of R...
Today’s singles final at the BP Paribas Open is, indeed, the one no one expected and will oppose Roger Federer and John Isner. If the head-to-head slightly favours the Swiss (2-1), their last encounter was a four-set win of the American, on clay, in the first round of the Davis Cup [...]
Indian Wells – Totally Unexpect...
When I did my semi-final predictions today, I wrote that we would have yet another final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. I will not hide from it, as the odds really favoured them. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who made such a prediction. And who ended up wrong [...]
Indian Wells – Predictable Semi...
Considering who were in the quarter-finals, the identity of the semi-finalists isn’t too much of a surprise, as they are the four best-ranked players left in the field. This said, the semi-finals in themselves should be, in my mind, just as predictable as far as the matter of who w [...]
Indian Wells – High Quality Quarters ...
If yesterday’s quarter-final matches were high quality indeed, the ones played today will definitely be high voltage quarters. Starting at 4PM ET, tennis fans will be treated to what, on paper, will be the best quarter-finals this Masters 1000 could offer. If one of the matchu [...]
Indian Wells – High Quality Qua...
Since the beginning of the BNP Paribas Open, we were treated to a lot of drama. From the now famous BNP Parasite (i.e. the gastro-intestinal virus that has been plaguing the tournament and made another victim yesterday – Mike Bryan, forcing the twins’ pull-out before their qu [...]
Indian Wells – Bring The Round-...
The bottom half really brought interesting matches yesterday, as you can see with an analysis in two parts (and the fact that we were able to see all the singles matches). You can find the first part here, and the top half analysis here (from yesterday).
Rafael Nadal vs Alexandr D [...]
Indian Wells – Bring The Round-...
The third round of the BNP Paribas Open was completed yesterday, although it started on the wrong foot with the announcement of yet another pull-out caused by the gastro-intestinal virus, that of Nikolay Davydenko, which gave Thomaz Bellucci a direct entrance to the round-of-16. This mea [...]
Indian Wells – Snubbing David F...
The BNP Paribas Open committed what appears to be the greatest snub and mistake that I’ve seen in a long time when, the moment today’s schedule was released yesterday, one name did not appear on it: that of World no 5 David Ferrer. Yes, you read right: the fifth player in the [...]
Indian Wells – Between Virus An...
There is a virulent stomach virus going on in Indian Wells at the moment, which caused the pull-out and the retirement of many players, but also affects everyone there: players, linesmen, ball kids, journalists. No one is safe and we saw again retirements and pull-outs because of it yest [...]
Indian Wells – Did I Really Say...
The joy of tennis is when the time comes and you make absolutely wrong predictions. The less fun part of it is when it happens at the expense of a favourite. You can try and be as neutral as you can but it’s sometimes just too much (and if you follow me on Twitter, you know what I [...]
Indian Wells – In Come The Big ...
After two days of action without TV, the second round of the BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) starts today with not only the coming into action of the big guns but also, yes, TV broadcast!
About time, as we missed quite a lot of drama and many good matches over the last two days, a [...]
Indian Wells 2012 – Preview
The 2012 Masters 1000 season is starting today with the beginning of the main draw action in the desert of Indian Wells, and if the main draw provides us as many surprises and drama as the qualifications have, we are in for a spectacular event. The draw, of course, helps making sure that [...]
