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March 11th, 2013

Novak Djokovic Sounds Cool (And Confused) With The ATP Time Rule, But Recognizes His Ball Bouncing Might Be An Issue

Novak Djokovic discusses his view of the new enforcement of the ATP time rule.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 3:47 pm in Indian Wells | 15 Comments »

March 11th, 2013

Murray, Djokovic Drop Sets But Win At Indian Wells; Federer, Nadal Back On Court Monday

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both lost sets in their Indian Wells openers on Sunday.

Posted by Staff @ 12:01 am in Indian Wells | 46 Comments »

March 10th, 2013

Rafael Nadal Slams ATP Time Rule, Calls It A “Disaster”

Rafael Nadal reiterate his stance against the ATP’s new enforcement of the time rule.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 8:08 pm in Indian Wells | 190 Comments »

March 10th, 2013

Nadal, Federer Roll At Indian Wells; American Youngsters Fizzle; Djokovic, Murray Today

Rafael Nadal looked good, not great, in his hardcourt debut while the American youngsters crashed out.

Posted by Staff @ 9:36 am in Indian Wells | 114 Comments »

March 8th, 2013

Nadal Makes Hardcourt Debut Saturday At Indian Wells; Federer Opens Title Defense; American Girls Hold Court

Rafael Nadal makes his return to hardcourts Saturday at Indian Wells while Roger Federer opens his title defense.

Posted by Staff @ 11:49 pm in Indian Wells | 151 Comments »

March 8th, 2013

Hewitt Wins, Townsend Credits Brussel Sprouts at Indian Wells; Friday Preview

On the women’s side in first-round action the notable winners were American Jamie Hampton topping countrywoman (WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1 in the third, American (WC) Madison Keys outlasting countrywoman Melanie Oudin in three, and American (WC) Taylor Townsend getting her first WTA win, beating Lucie Hradecka from a set down.

Posted by Staff @ 8:43 am in Indian Wells | 9 Comments »

March 8th, 2013

Rafael Nadal Feels “Very Good”, But Still Cautious And Doesn’t Expect Much At Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal says he feels “very good” ahead of his first hardcourt tournament in almost a year.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:04 am in Indian Wells | 42 Comments »

March 7th, 2013

Roger Federer Happy To See Rafael Nadal Back

Roger Federer says he’s happy to have Rafael Nadal back on the tour.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:44 pm in Indian Wells | 31 Comments »

March 6th, 2013

Is Rafa Nadal Really Back? TBD, But At Least He’s Back On Hardcourts This Weekend

Is Rafael Nadal really back to contending titles with guys like Djokovic, Murray and Federer on hardcourts?

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:23 am in Indian Wells | 69 Comments »

March 6th, 2013

Indian Wells Men’s Preview: Can Anyone Stop Djokovic From Another “Desert Double”? I Don’t Think So!

Handicapping the Indian Wells field, will Djokovic continue to dominate or can someone stop the Serb for another “Desert Double”?

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:03 am in Indian Wells | 84 Comments »

March 5th, 2013

Poll: Djokovic, Federer, Murray Or Nadal, Who’ll Win Indian Wells?

Who’ll win Indian Wells? Will it be a Big Four member or can someone sneak up and steal the first Masters 1000 title of the year?

Posted by Staff @ 12:01 am in Indian Wells, Polls | 62 Comments »

February 27th, 2013

Nadal Denies Reports Of Not Playing IW/Miami; Marca Sticks With The Story

Rafael Nadal denies he won’t play Indian Wells and Miami while the Spanish media outlet Marca who broke the story is sticking with it.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:21 am in Indian Wells, Miami | 62 Comments »

February 26th, 2013

Nadal Already Out Of Indian Wells And Miami? Spanish Press Says So

Spanish press is reporting Rafael Nadal will in fact skip Indian Wells and Miami.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:17 am in Indian Wells, Miami | 47 Comments »

February 21st, 2013

The Nightmare Is Over: ATP Finally Approves The Indian Wells Prize Money Increase

The ATP finally approved Indian Wells’ prize money increase request.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:49 am in Indian Wells | 40 Comments »

February 17th, 2013

To Rest His Knees, Rafael Nadal Might Not Play Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal hinted that his knee might not be ready for the hardcourts at Indian Wells.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:33 pm in Indian Wells, Latin Swing | 122 Comments »