Maria Sharapova 1. Maria Sharapova v Carla Suarez Navarro Maria Sharapova began her Indian Wells campaign in typically devastating fashion as she swiped away Francesca Schiavone in a 6-2 6-1 victory on a shiveringly cold Stadium 1. She now takes on Carla Suarez Navarro in the third round, who was similarly impressive as she defeated…
Juan Martin Del Potro 1. Juan Martin Del Potro v Nikolay Davydenko The most intriguing of the mens second round matches on Sunday will see big hitting Argentine, Juan Martin Del Potro take on Nikolay Davydenko. The Russian player beat Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7-6 6-2 in the first round and he is enjoying somewhat of a…
Still no TV coverage, but the seeds have now come out to play. Here is a preview of the best matches that will align Saturday’s schedule… Daniela Hantuchova 1. Victoria Azarenka v Daniela Hantuchova Victoria Azarenka will open up her title defence with a tough match-up against the world number 73, Daniela Hantuchova. The Slovakian…
My full predictions for the mens draw are now available for your viewing pleasure by clicking on the tab at the top of the page. The mens draw gets underway in just under an hour, meanwhile the women kicked off yesterday. There were some surprises as Shahar Peer beat Marina Erakovic and Chanelle Scheepers defeated…
For the first time sine Wimbledon last year, the big four are all in the draw. Let’s take a look at how the draw has panned out for the next couple of weeks in the desert. Note that the 32 seeds all have byes into round two. QUARTER 1 – N.Djokovic (1) v J.W.Tsonga (8)…
My full predictions for the WTA Indian Wells draw have now been posted and are available via the tab at the top of the page. There are a few useful qualifiers in there and I think Lesia Tsurenko and Mallory Burdette both have good opportunities to make the third round.
There is a lot to discuss for the first Premier Mandatory draw in Indian Wells. Let’s take a look at the draw where the top 32 players all have a bye into the second round… FIRST QUARTER – V.Azarenka (1) v C.Wozniacki (8) Caroline Wozniacki Victoria Azarenka remains unbeaten on the WTA tour in 2013…
The mens Acapulco final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer was the top billing on Saturday’s order of play and it was Nadal who sent out a message to the rest of the tour with a 6-0 6-2 smashing of his fellow Spaniard. You have to feel sorry for Ferrer, who certainly lacks the belief…
Tonight will see the culmination of the tournament in Acapulco with the top seeds in both the mens and womens draw contesting the final… David Ferrer v Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Rafael Nadal has been making steady progress following his comeback from injury with a final appearance in Vina del Mar (l. to Zeballos in…
Tomas Berdych had his chances in the first set, but just could not make them count as he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the Dubai final, 7-5 6-3. Berdych broke in the fifth game with a fantastic passing winning, but was pegged back to 4-4 with a wasteful error at the net. Berdych chalked…
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