March 12th, 2010
Hit for Haiti Free Online Stream Available
Live streaming for the mega-gala “Hit for Haiti” charity tennis event tonight at Indian Wells will be available for free over the Internet.
To watch the stream online please visit either tennistv.com or the official BNP Paribas Open website.
For those in the U.S., the matches will be covered live on the Tennis Channel.
The exhibition begins at 7:30pm local time in Indian Wells, California (10:30pm EST) with women doubles featuring …
Posted by Staff @ 2:33 pm in Exhibitions, Indian Wells, TV | 61 Comments »
March 12th, 2010
Edberg Saves Match Points to Beat McEnroe at Zurich
by David Law
Stefan Edberg saved two match points and earned a standing ovation after a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 13-11 (Champions’ Tie-Break) victory over seven-time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe at the ATP Champions Tour event in Zurich on Thursday evening.
Edberg, winner of six Grand Slam titles in his professional career, had to produce some truly breathtaking tennis to withstand the challenge of the 51-year-old McEnroe. After sharing the first two sets, the match moved to another level in the …
Posted by Special @ 11:41 am in Tennis | 1 Comment »
March 12th, 2010
Safin Entertains at Rio Champions Series Tennis
by Randy Walker
Marat Safin provided for press conference laughs, visited Rio’s famous Corcovado and played a little soccer Thursday upon arrival in the 2016 Olympic city in preparation for his debut tournament on the Champions Series tennis circuit.
Safin, the former world No. 1 who retired from the ATP World Tour last fall, will make his Champions Series debut at the Banco Cruzerio do Sul Rio Champions Cup that starts Friday. Safin, the champion at the 2000 U.S. Open and …
Posted by Special @ 11:28 am in Tennis | 2 Comments »
March 11th, 2010
Marin Cilic: The Next Indian Wells Champion?
As I wrote on Tuesday, after a quick glance at the Indian Wells men’s field my top two picks were Andy Murray and Marin Cilic. And now 48 hours later I’m still thinking that way. Before I get into their credentials, I want to talk about why I don’t like the other players. After all, sometimes you arrive at conclusions by a process of elimination, which is the case for me here.
First from the top. I …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:07 pm in Indian Wells | 93 Comments »
March 11th, 2010
Indian Wells Preview: the Sick, the Injured, the First Masters of the Year
The first Masters 1000 of the year has a really wide open draw. It’s so wide open that I’m ready to break my computer out of frustration while trying to pick the right bracket. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, check out the ATP Bracket Challenge. It’s officially a year old and it’s almost fun if you don’t care about the result.
Back to the actual tennis, these Masters are becoming real tricky …
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 10:41 am in 2010 Season, ATP, Indian Wells | 79 Comments »
March 10th, 2010
Bolt Beats Federer for Lareus Award; Serena, Clijsters Also Win
Roger Federer was defeated by the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, for the Lareus Sportsman of the Year award.
Federer’s two Grand Slams and year-end No. 1 finish were apparently not enough to topple Bolt who also won the award for 2008 when the Jamaican burst into stardom during the Beijing Olympics.
Serena Williams took home the women’s honor (her second) while Kim Clijsters was named World Comeback of the Year.
Juan Martin Del Potro was also nominated for breakthrough player but …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:42 pm in 2010 Season | 19 Comments »
March 9th, 2010
Federer v. Murray; Nadal v. Djokovic Seeded for Indian Wells SF
The Indian Wells men’s draw has just been released this afternoon, here are some quick highlights from the Tennis Masters event.
First Roger Federer and Andy Murray are seeded to meet in the top half semifinal, while defending champ Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are on a collision course on the bottom half.
By draw order, the quarterfinal seeding matches look like this: Federer v. Andy Roddick; Murray v. Robin Soderling; Nikolay Davydenko v. Nadal and Marin Cilic v. Djokovic.
Among …
Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:31 pm in Indian Wells | 179 Comments »
March 9th, 2010
Henin, Clijsters Favorites: Indian Wells Draw Redux
For a preview of the bleak future of American tennis without the Williams sisters, check out the just-release draw for the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells — 16 seeds, and none of them American.
Venus and Serena Williams have annually skipped Indian Wells since 2001 when they were booed by the crowd when Venus pulled out citing injury right before the start of the all-Williams quarterfinal. Their dad Richard subsequently cited racist remarks from fans in the stadium. …
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 3:47 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
March 9th, 2010
The 2010 Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open will be televised on Fox Sports and on the Tennis here in the U.S.
Starting Monday, Fox Sports Net will again broadcast live matches during the day and night (on select affiliates - good luck!) with coverage of both men’s and women’s finals.
The 90 hours of coverage on the Tennis Channel here in the U.S. begins Friday night, March 12, with live coverage starting at 10:30pm Eastern with the highly-anticipated “Hit for Haiti” …
Posted by Staff @ 3:23 pm in Indian Wells, Tennis on TV | No Comments »
March 8th, 2010
Poll: Do You Support the Williams Sisters’ Decision to Not Play Indian Wells?
A simple poll question for today: Do you agree with Venus and Serena Williams’s decision to not play at the Indian Wells tennis event?
If you don’t know the backstory with the Williams sisters and Indian Wells, here it is (thanks to ESPN and to Sean Randall for compiling this): At the 2001 event, Venus defeated Elena Dementieva to set up a semifinal clash against Serena the following night. In her post-match presser, when asked who would win Dementieva remarked …
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:32 pm in Indian Wells | 40 Comments »
