March 21st, 2010
Jankovic Pummels Bridesmaid Wozniacki in Indian Wells Final
Always a bridesmaid but rarely a bride.
Caroline Wozniacki rose to No. 2 for the first time on the WTA Tour Rankings by reaching the final, but another big title eluded her when she was easily bundled out 6-2, 6-4 in the Sunday final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian wells, Calif.
Jankovic improved to 12-11 in career finals, finding the form that brought her to No. 1 after a disastrous 2009 campaign. The Serb also improved to 4-0 career …
Posted by Staff @ 8:33 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
March 21st, 2010
Longshot Ljubicic Out-Guns Roddick for Indian Wells Title
Thirty-one is turning out to be a good number for Ivan Ljubicic. The Croat celebrated his 31st birthday on Friday and two days later the tournament longshot stands atop the tennis world after an improbable run to the Indian Wells BNP Parisbas title.
Ljubicic capped his dream week this afternoon beating favorite Andy Roddick 7-6(3), 7-6(5) to capture his first career Tennis Masters title, and his 10th crown overall.
“It’s been a fantastic week,” an elated Ljubicic told the crowd after …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:50 pm in Indian Wells | 17 Comments »
March 21st, 2010
Rafael Nadal Wins IW Doubles Title, Then Makes His Speech
Despite suffering a shock loss yesterday in singles to Ivan Ljubicic, Rafael Nadal still walked away from Indian Wells with a title in hand, or in mouth.
Nadal and his countryman Marc Lopez teamed to win the Indian Wells doubles title last night defeating top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 7-6(8), 6-3.
Nadal said, “For me it’s a pleasure to play with Marc. He’s a very close friend of mine, and we do really well. After losing important singles, the victory …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 3:06 pm in Indian Wells, Videos | 11 Comments »
March 20th, 2010
March Madness? It’s Roddick v. Ljubicic for the Indian Wells Title
Do I at least get some credit? At the start of the Indian Wells tennis event I had picked an Andy and a Croat to reach the final. And well, that’s happened. Only I thought the Andy would be Andy Murray and the Croat would be Marin Cilic. Instead, we are left with a bracket-buster of finale featuring Andy Roddick and Ivan Ljubicic dueling in the desert for the first Tennis Masters title of the season.
Earlier today Ljubicic …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:45 pm in Indian Wells | 207 Comments »
March 20th, 2010
Rafael Nadal a ‘More Complete Player’ Says Coach Roig
For Rafael Nadal fans do not miss this article written by Niel Harman of the London Times.
Harmon spoke to Nadal’s coach Francisco Roig about the superstar’s health, fitness and much more.
“I have never seen Rafa play like he has this year in my life,” Roig, a 41-year-old former tour pro, said. “In Qatar, in Abu Dhabi, in the first two sets against Andy [Murray] and this week, we have seen he is a more complete player, someone who is …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 2:40 pm in Indian Wells | 14 Comments »
March 20th, 2010
By Krystle Nicole Russin
The day after St. Patrick’s Day, television host, tennis commentator, former professional player and now actor Murphy Jensen says though kissing him is fine, he isn’t of Irish stock.
“My first name is Murphy and that’s as far as it goes,” he clarifies on a sunny Santa Monica afternoon.
Living a “life of guitars, surfboards and paying bills,” he says, “I need to get out and apply some sunscreen. I have the best tan of my life. I …
Posted by Special @ 1:20 pm in TV | 1 Comment »
March 20th, 2010
Soderling Avoids Choke, Upsets Murray; Roddick Rocks Robredo to Reach Indian Wells SFs
Robin Soderling was that close to choking away one of his biggest wins. The Swede hung on in the end to stun the No. 3 seed Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6(4) in the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells BNP Parisbas Open yesterday.
“It feels great, and especially here in Indian Wells because my record here hasn’t been so well,” Soderling said. “I thought I couldn’t do well here, and now I show I really can.”
Soderling absolutely hammered a lifeless Murray for …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:31 am in Indian Wells | 264 Comments »
March 19th, 2010
Serena Williams, Del Potro Withdraw from Miami
Injuries can be contagious. The injury bug that has been hitting the men’s tour hard this season is finding it’s way across the net to the women’s circuit. Today, the Miami Sony Ericsson has announced that five-time champion Serena Williams will not be able to play the event.
Serena, who hasn’t played since her Australian Open title, is citing a bad knee as the cause of the withdrawal. And with the clay season approaching she might not play again …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 5:54 pm in Injuries, Miami | 3 Comments »
March 19th, 2010
Nadal Better Than Berdych; Murray, Roddick in Action Today at Indian Wells
There is no doubting Rafael Nadal’s ability to come up big in pressure situations. The same, though, cannot be said for his fourth round opponent Tomas Berdych. Last night with Berdych leading 2-0 in the second set tiebreak, the big Czech had a forehand winner lined up with a chance to seize control of the breaker.
But Berdych pushed the forehand long and a potential 3-0 lead with two serves to come evaporated, and with so too did the match. …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:23 pm in Indian Wells | 191 Comments »
March 18th, 2010
Novak Djokovic: Talent and Turmoil
CNN’s Pedro Pinto sat down with Novak Djokovic for an extended interview two weeks ago in Belgrade just before the U.S.-Serbia Davis Cup tie.
Djokovic opens up at length about tennis in his home country of Serbia and even reveals his preference in Facebook friends - the World No. 2 prefers female friends!
You can see more here and check out CNNs Open Court page for more videos - I am not posting all them, sorry!…
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:48 pm in 2010 Season, Videos | 9 Comments »
