1. Serena Williams v Monica Niculescu In Serena Williams‘s first match at Indian Wells for fourteen years, she will play none other than Monica Niculescu. I was quite surprised researching this match to find that Serena and Monica have never played each other before. The match will be played on Friday night and it will…
Time is nottt on my side tonight and I want to watch some of the WTA first round matches so a very quick preview for the ATP draw. I finally took the plunge and bought tickets for the French Open today! I’m reallyyyy excited, but now I need to get my skates on and book…
The second and final round of qualifying in Indian Wells is underway for the women with the main draw beginning on Wednesday. There are many great follows on Twitter if you want to see pictures of your favourite players and know who they are practising with… @StephintheUS and @lawanda50 are must follows this week. This…
The 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells officially kicks off on Wednesday with the start of the WTA main draw. In what is a very brave and bold decision, Serena Williams has decided to return to the desert for the first time in 14 years. It certainly puts Indian Wells above Miami for the…
The Indian Wells draw was released last night with the majority of excitement centering around a potential third round clash between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. There are media reports that Simona Halep may pull out of the tournament due to a family tragedy. I’m going to hold off from writing a full tournament preview just…
The curtain came down on the 2014 BNP Paribas Open with the best match from the whole two weeks as Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a third set tiebreak. Here are some of my thoughts on that terrific final and the two weeks in the desert for the men. The Final: Djokovic d. Federer,…
Flavia Pennetta defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2 6-1 in the final of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in 73 minutes. Here are some of my thoughts on the final and the key talking points from the two weeks in the desert. The Final: Pennetta d. Radwanska, 6-2 6-1 Urgh. It’s always horrible when one player is…
Finals day is all set in Indian Wells with a classic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to bring the curtain down on the 2014 BNP Paribas Open. Who you got? In their second match-up of the 2014 season, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head for the first Masters 1000 title of…
My predictions had shaped up quite nicely this week as my two finalists were both still in contention going into the final. Both Li Na and Simona Halep had beaten their semi-final opponents before this year, but of course it was Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta who prevailed! It’s a surprising final, but one that holds…
This tournament has been a tiring one to keep up with and there are only two more previews left for Indian Wells. I will be wrapping everything up on Sunday night with a review of the tournament and discussing what’s happened and where this leaves both tours heading into another big event in Miami, starting…
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