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February 21st, 2010

Lung Infection Forces Federer Out of Dubai

Roger Federer withdraws from Dubai.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 9:07 am in Dubai, Indian Wells, Injuries | 125 Comments »

February 18th, 2010

Federer, Sampras, Nadal, Agassi Team-Up in Hit For Haiti Exo

Roger Federer will team with Pete Sampras to play Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi in a Hit for Haiti exhibition next month in Indian Wells.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 1:31 pm in Exhibitions, Indian Wells | 106 Comments »

March 22nd, 2009

Murray Meets Nadal in Indian Wells Title Bout

Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal lock up in the first Masters 1000 tournament of the season in Indian Wells. Sean Randall handicaps the final.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:18 pm in 2009 Season, Indian Wells | 53 Comments »

March 21st, 2009

The Two Andys Try to Thwart Nadal, Federer Today at Indian Wells

It’s not the Fab Four, but it is the Pop Four with Federer, Nadal, Murray and Roddick all advancing to the Indian Wells Tennis Masters semifinals on Saturday.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:51 pm in 2009 Season, Indian Wells | 195 Comments »

March 20th, 2009

Roddick v. Djokovic Highlight Friday Play at Indian Wells

The best quarterfinal match at Indian Wells is set to begin with Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:02 pm in 2009 Season, Indian Wells | 96 Comments »

March 19th, 2009

Nadal Survives 5 MPs to Turn Away Nalbandian at Indian Wells

Sean Randall take a look at the star-studded quarterfinals at Indian Wells.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:13 am in 2009 Season, Indian Wells | 34 Comments »

March 18th, 2009

Nadal, Federer, Roddick All in Indian Wells Action Wednesday

Wednesday promises to be a great day of men’s tennis action at Indian Wells.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:54 pm in 2009 Season, Indian Wells | 209 Comments »

March 12th, 2009

Williams Sisters Skip Indian Wells, Skip Penalty

What happens when the top players refuse to play the top WTA tournaments? Well, nothing really.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:49 am in 2009 Season, Indian Wells, Player Participation, WTA | 54 Comments »

March 11th, 2009

Nadal, Federer to Resume Rivalry at Indian Wells?

Who doing what and where at Indian Wells? Sean Randall examines the men’s draw the Indian Wells Masters.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:52 pm in 2009 Season, Indian Wells, Miami | 102 Comments »

March 9th, 2009

Dudi Delivers, Sela Leads Israel in Davis Cup Win; France Upset

Sean Randall breaks down the weekend’s Davis Cup excitement from around the world, including Israel’s big upset over Sweden.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 3:10 pm in Davis Cup, Indian Wells | 41 Comments »

January 14th, 2009

Tennis Notes: Garrison Suing USTA, Paying to Watch on Internet

Here’s a potential bell-ringer for your next executive meeting — tennis fans are changing the way they view the sport (on the internet) because YOU GUYS AREN’T SUCCESSFULLY GETTING TENNIS ON TV. We have a Tennis Channel, but it is mostly reruns and canned shows.

Posted by Richard Vach @ 11:53 am in 2009 Season, American tennis, ATP, ESPN, Fed Cup, Hamburg, Indian Wells, Schedule, Tennis, Tennis Notes, Tennis on TV, TV, WTA, WTA Tour | 34 Comments »

April 8th, 2008

Tennis-X Notes: Euros Sick of U.S.; Gambling Journalists?

The U.S. holds the distinction as having the most fat kids in the world, but India is catching up, so doubles whiz Leander Paes in leaping into action — as a super hero.

Posted by Richard Vach @ 8:05 am in Davis Cup, ESPN, Etienne de Villiers, Gambling, Indian Wells, Injuries, ITF, Lindsay Davenport, Miami, Tennis | 14 Comments »

March 23rd, 2008

Tennis-X Notes: Sharapova Says No to Miami, Kournikova Sued

HE READS BOOKS TOO: Mardy Fish after beating Roger Federer last week in Indian Wells: “Actually when I won that first set I remembered something from James’ (Blake’s) book. It was a quote from [Fish’s former coach] Todd Martin who told him, ‘If you can win one set, you can win two.’ So I stuck […]

Posted by Staff @ 9:08 pm in American tennis, ESPN, Indian Wells, Miami, Tennis, Todd Martin | 47 Comments »

March 22nd, 2008

No Joke, a Fish Swallows Federer Whole in Indian Wells Desert

Yes, the tennis Madness in March continues. In this year of unpredictability, the unpredictable has happened again, this time courtesy of Mardy Fish, who destroyed Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 this afternoon in the semifinals of the Indian Wells Tennis Masters Series.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:58 pm in Indian Wells | 129 Comments »

March 20th, 2008

Nadal Avenges Tsonga Loss, Blake Next

n spirit of March Madness, we had some good old fashioned bracket bustin’ going on yesterday at Indian Wells with James Blake, Mardy Fish and Tommy Haas scoring upsets.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:55 am in Indian Wells | 156 Comments »