In another scorching day in the desert, Angelique Kerber battled her way into the last 16, fending off a fierce charge from Pauline Parmentier to win, 7-5 3-6 7-5 in two hours and 35 minutes of gruelling tennis. Hats off to Parmentier who played a great match. Her inside-out forehand was at times, stunning, and…
Sunday began with the biggest upset so far in the desert as Caroline Garcia edged the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta in a third set tiebreak win, 3-6 6-3 7-6(1). Konta cruised through the first set on serve with Garcia labouring on return – I just couldn’t comprehend Garcia’s positioning inside the baseline to return which…
Blockbuster match-up alert… in a repeat third round from one of the most eventful matches in 2016, Madison Keys will play Naomi Osaka in Indian Wells on Monday. Keys d. Duque-Mariño, 6-1 7-5 Welcome back, Madison! Playing her first tournament of 2017 since minor wrist injury, Keys enjoyed a straight sets win, overcoming some late wobbles.…
The number 13 seed, Caroline Wozniacki will play Katerina Siniakova for a place in the fourth round of Indian Wells when the pair take to the court on Monday. Wozniacki d. Linette, 6-3 6-0 Wozniacki was rarely troubled in her first match at Indian Wells, needing 76 minutes to see off Linette. It was a classic…
Angelique Kerber won her first match at Indian Wells since 2013, halting a four match losing streak in the desert with a routine straight sets win over Andrea Petkovic, 6-2 6-1 in just 58 minutes. It wasn’t a classic by any means but Kerber delivered a solid display with Petkovic committing many unforced errors, 24 to…
In what will be their sixth encounter in just the last year, Elina Svitolina and Daria Gavrilova will meet in an all-seeded match-up at Indian Wells on Sunday. Svitolina was pushed to the brink in her second round match, while Gavrilova had a much more straightforward passage to the third round. Svitolina d. Wang Qiang, 3-6…
Friday’s order of play on Stadium 1 kicked off with an all-Brit battle between the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta and Heather Watson. It wasn’t all plain sailing for Konta as she came from an early break down in the first set and needed two bites of the cherry when serving out the match. Konta…
Kicking off day 2 of main draw action at the 2017 BNP Paribas Open was Lucie Safarova up against Lara Arruabarrena. I’ve missed so many of Lucie’s matches this year – the schedule was kind on this occasion and it was the perfect time for me to watch! Safarova got off to a winning start at…
In a battle of the funky forehands, the number 15 seed, Timea Bacsinszky will take on Monica Niculescu in the second round of Indian Wells on Friday. Niculescu recovered from a sluggish start to defeat a tiring, Sorana Cirstea in the first round, 4-6 6-3 6-1. Cirstea was rewarded for her positivity in the first…
I’ll be doing a series of Set Points posts this tournament to bring together all the action at Indian Wells. Each day, i’ll start with the matches that I got to watch, followed by what happened when I was asleep. The first main draw winner of the 2017 BNP Paribas Open was Heather Watson, who fought back…
