1. Rafael Nadal v Ernests Gulbis The most tempting of the 4th rounders is likely to be the match-up between Rafael Nadal and Ernests Gulbis. Nadal is making his return to hard court action this week and beat Ryan Harrison in his first match. He benefitted from a walkover by Leonardo Mayer in the third…
I have found a bit of spare time to preview the best of the womens 4th rounders as all eight matches will take place tonight in Indian Wells! Sam Stosur 1. Sam Stosur v Mona Barthel The second section remains wide open and the young German, Mona Barthel remains in the hunt for her best…
1. Agnieszka Radwanska v Maria Kirilenko Maria Kirilenko The line-up for the bottom half of the womens 4th round matches is a little bit lacking in desirability with the pick of the bunch between Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Kirilenko. Both players endured tough three setters in the third round; Kirilenko had her second three set…
1. Ana Ivanovic v Mona Barthel Ana Ivanovic The most exciting of the entire list of womens third round matches will see Ana Ivanovic take on Mona Barthel. Ivanovic progressed to the 3rd round with a very comfortable win against the 16-year-old, Taylor Townsend, 6-1 6-2, meanwhile Barthel lost just two more games against Kiki…
1. Jerzy Janowicz v Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet The bottom half of the mens draw was blitzed on Saturday and this match-up between Jerzy Janowicz and Richard Gasquet is just one of two all seeded third rounders still remaining. Janowicz enjoyed an impressive win over David Nalbandian in 3 sets, meanwhile Gasquet also overcame a…
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)…
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