Badosa Slams Gauff, Pliskova Upset At Indian Wells; Full 4R Today
Posted by Staff on October 12th, 2021 @ 11:30 am
Paula Badosa’s breakout 2021 campaign continued Monday at Indian Wells where the Spaniard hammered American Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-2 to reach the fourth round.
Both players were playing their first Indian Wells and facing off against each for a first time. But the elder, more powerful Badosa got through the teen and the rain in just under an hour.
“I know she’s an amazing player,” Badosa said after her 7th Top 20 …
Murray Masters Alcaraz At Indian Wells, Sets Zverev Meeting; Medvedev, Rublev Today
Posted by Staff on October 11th, 2021 @ 11:01 am
Andy Murray picked up one of his best wins since surgery toppling the teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round Sunday at Indian Wells.
The former finalist started strong against the 18-year-old in the first, but the Spaniard with his heavy groundstrokes overpowered Murray to take the first.
Murray got up early again in the second and this time held on. In the decider, Alcaraz’s errors did him …
Halep Out, Azarenka, Swiatek Win, Fernandez Fights Thru; Gauff v Badosa Mon.
Posted by Staff on October 11th, 2021 @ 10:41 am
Former champion Simona Halep succumbed to the upset-minded Aliaksandra Sasnovich who eliminated the Romanian 7-5, 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.
“The match was very tough,” Sasnovich said after. “Simona is a big fighter. She has I think one of the strongest character on tour. She’s a champion of a few Grand Slams.”
The 27-year-old Belarussian picked up her second straight win over a Grand Slam winner after a …
Medvedev, Rublev Win Indian Wells Openers; Murray-Alcaraz, Zverev-Brooksby Today
Posted by Staff on October 10th, 2021 @ 11:48 am
Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev coasted to opening round wins at Indian Wells on Saturday.
Medvedev cruised past Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2. The US Open champion has now won 17 of his last 18 matches.
“I’m actually really pleased, because usually I haven’t played well in Indian Wells and I haven’t been playing that well in practices before,” Medvedev told the crowd. “Really happy with my performance. That’s the most important …
Andreescu, Gauff Survive 3-Setters At Indian Wells, Muguruza Out; Kvitova v Azarenka Sun.
Posted by Staff on October 10th, 2021 @ 11:30 am
Bianca Andreescu’s delayed Indian Wells title defense got off to a good start late Saturday night in the desert. The 2019 champion opened play with a tough 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 win over American Alison Riske.
Andreescu led big in the second, then held a 2 match points before Riske was able to force a third in the near-three hour affair (which included about an eight minute break after the second).
Andreescu finished …
Murray Strong In Indian Wells Opener; Medvedev, Americans Headline Sat.
Posted by Staff on October 9th, 2021 @ 11:39 am
Andy Murray made a strong statement in his Indian Wells rolling past the dangerous lefty Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2 in the first round Friday night.
Murray, a former finalist at the event in 2009, last played Indian Wells in 2017.
“It’s been four years since I was last here. I think it’s one of the best places to play tennis on Tour,” Murray said in his on-court interview. “It’s been a …
Raducanu Routed In Debut As A Grand Slam Champion At Indian Wells; Andreescu, Gauff Today
Posted by Staff on October 9th, 2021 @ 11:16 am
Emma Raducanu’s much-anticipated first match as a Grand Slam champion went the wrong way for the teen who was routed in her Indian Wells opener by Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-4.
In front of a sparse evening crowd in the desert, Raducanu couldn’t muster any of the energy she had last month in New York where she stunned the tennis world winning the US Open.
“I think Aliaksandra played a great match,” …
Brit Stars Murray, Raducanu Open Play Friday At Indian Wells; Clijsters Falls Short
Posted by Staff on October 8th, 2021 @ 9:19 am
Teen sensation Emma Raducanu will make her debut as a Grand Slam champion tonight at the Indian Wells. The 18-year-old, who stunned the tennis world last month winning the US Open as a qualifier, will open play against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Overall, Raducanu has won 14 of her last 15 matches entering the second against the Belarussian who earned a retirement from Serena Williams at Wimbledon.
“It felt nice to receive …
New Indian Wells Men’s Champion – Will It Be Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas?
Posted by Sean Randall on October 6th, 2021 @ 6:15 pm
Indian Wells is back, and so too are many of the top players in men’s tennis. While it’s the first Indian Wells without a Big 3 — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — since 2000, the tournament still has 17 of the Top 20 players entered.
A new men’s champion will also be crowned in two Sundays, and John Isner and Andy Murray are the only men in the …
Pliskova Top Seed At Indian Wells; Raducanu, Clijsters, Gauff Also Headline
Posted by Staff on October 5th, 2021 @ 11:56 pm
With many top players not in the field — Serena, Williams, Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty — it looks to be another wide-open women’s Masters event at the fall version of Indian Wells.
The top seed will be Karolina Pliskova when tournament play opens tomorrow. The Czech is followed by No. 2 seed Iga Swaitek, No. 3 Barbora Krejcikova, No. 4 Elina Svitolina, No. 5 Garbine Muguruza, No. 6 Maria Sakkari, …
Dominic Thiem Won’t Need Wrist Surgery!
Posted by Staff on October 4th, 2021 @ 10:05 pm
There hasn’t been much good news on the Dominic Thiem front, but today the former US Open champion announced he will not need surgery to fix his injured wrist.
“I was in Belgium to decide if I need surgery on my wrist or not and luckily I have very, very good news. I won’t need the surgery.
“The next week I have to make it more flexible and strengthen my wrist, …
ATP Calls Zverev Accusations “Serious”; German Star Remains Defiant
Posted by Staff on October 4th, 2021 @ 9:56 pm
Ten months after the story first broke, the ATP has come out and said today that the abuse accusations against star player Alexander are “serious”.
“The allegations raised against Alexander Zverev are serious and we have a responsibility to address them,” ATP CEO Massimo Calvelli. “We hope our investigation will allow us to establish the facts and determine appropriate follow-up action. We understand Zverev welcomes our investigation and acknowledge that he …
Ruud Shows No Mercy To Norrie In Easy San Diego Title Win, His 5th Trophy Of 2021
Posted by Staff on October 3rd, 2021 @ 10:18 pm
Casper Ruud is no longer just a clay specialist! After seven finals all on clay, Ruud made the most of his first championship match on hard courts by hammering Brit Cameron Norrie 6-0, 6-2.
Ruud, who wins his sixth career title, battled through a tough 3-set win in the semifinals over Grigor Dimitrov, but today the 22-year-old was in complete control.
Ruud’s five titles of 2021 are the most on tour, ahead …
Muguruza Rallies Past Jabeur For Chicago Title
Posted by Staff on October 3rd, 2021 @ 9:08 pm
Garbine Muguruza came from a set down and then dominated Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory in the Chicago final.
Muguruza incredibly got two walkovers en route to the final from Victoria Azarenka and then in the semifinals yesterday to Marketa Vondrousova who withdrew with a gastro illness.
The two were meeting for a third time having split their first meetings, also in three sets, most recently at Wimbledon.
“That was a battle, …
Sinner Retains Sofia Crowns, Defeats Monfils For 4th Career Titleg
Posted by Staff on October 3rd, 2021 @ 8:33 pm
Jannik Sinner remains perfect in Sofia, Bulgaria where the Italian today collected his second straight title their topping Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4.
The 20-year-old didn’t drop a set all week, and improves to 9-0 in Sofia. A year ago, Sinner won his maiden title in Sofia beating Vasek Pospisil in that final.
“The level was high today,” Sinner said. “We had long, long rallies and it was physical as well. I …