Osaka Comes Out on Top of Star-Making WTA Indian Wells Final
Posted by Staff on March 18th, 2018 @ 5:42 pm
Twenty-year-old Daria Kasatkina was tight. Fellow 20-year-old Naomi Osaka pretended she wasn’t, and that made the difference.
The unseeded Osaka won her first career title on Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, rolling over an out-of-sorts No. 20-seeded Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2.
“I don’t really know what’s going on right now,” said the player who represents Japan, of Haitian-Japanese ancestry, who was raised in Florida. “I really feel like I …
Federer Foils Coric, Faces Del Potro In Indian Wells Final, Who’s The Pick?
Posted by Sean Randall on March 17th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
After a week of surprises, the end result of the Indian Wells men’s draw wasn’t much of a surprise at all. It’s 5-time champion Roger Federer against 2013 finalist Juan Martin Del Potro.
Federer almost didn’t make it, and maybe shouldn’t have.
Federer shook off a break deficit in the second and third sets to deny Borna Coric 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a tight semifinal. The 21-year-old Coric, who was playing the …
Kasatkina v Osaka the Next Gen Final at WTA Indian Wells
Posted by Staff on March 17th, 2018 @ 9:23 am
World No. 1 Simona Halep and former No. 1 Venus Williams were pushed to the side by Russian Daria Kasatkina and Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals to unveil the next generation of stars on Friday at Indian Wells.
The 20-year-old Osaka, representing Japan but raised primarily in the U.S., walloped the world No. 1 Halep 6-3, 6-0 for her second Top 10 victory this week.
“I’m really glad …
Federer v Coric, Del Potro v Raonic In SFs at Indian Wells Sat.
Posted by Staff on March 16th, 2018 @ 10:09 pm
The final four is set at the first Masters event of the season at Indian Wells. Thursday saw 5-time champion Roger Federer advance along with 21-year-old Borna Coric who is playing in his first Masters semifinal.
Today, Milos Raonic and Juan Martin del Potro both won their quarterfinal matches, both in three sets.
Raonic was locked up with California native Sam Querrey. After two very shaky sets, including a first which saw …
Federer Pulls Away From Chung At Indian Wells, Keeps #1 Ranking; Del Potro Today
Posted by Staff on March 16th, 2018 @ 9:43 am
Roger Federer kept his record perfect on the year getting past a Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-1 to advance to his 10th Indian Wells semifinal.
In a rematch of their Australian Open semifinal in which Chung withdrew in the second, Federer came out quickly jumping out to a 3-0 lead. But Chung, now healthy, found the range on his powerful groundstrokes, got the break back to level then had break chances at …
Venus Williams Keeps it Rolling at WTA Indian Wells; Semis Preview
Posted by Staff on March 16th, 2018 @ 12:06 am
American Venus Williams and Russian Daria Kasatkina lined up a semifinal meeting at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., after wins on Thursday.
The No. 8-seeded Williams kept building on her early-round win over sister Serena, on Thursday beating Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2.
“You kind of hope for this kind of scoreline, but you never know if you’re actually going to get it,” Venus said afterwards. “I was …
Federer v Chung As QFs Begin At Indian Wells; Del Po, Raonic Play Friday
Posted by Staff on March 15th, 2018 @ 11:53 am
Roger Federer will get another look and the young Korean phenom Hyeon Chung tonight in the quarterfinals. In January in their Australian Open semifinal, Chung had to retire in the second set due to a debilitating blister on his left foot. A healthier Chung relishes a chance at redemption tonight against the Swiss who’s undefeated at 15-0 in the year.
In the other quarterfinal, this afternoon US Open finalist Kevin Anderson …
Big Men Del Potro, Querrey, Raonic Advance At Indian Wells, Cilic Out; Federer Leads 4th RD Wed.
Posted by Staff on March 14th, 2018 @ 10:30 am
The big men took the center stage Tuesday at the Indian Wells Masters, and three advanced while recent Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic fell to Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-4.
It was the German’s fifth win in six tries on hard courts against Cilic, and ends a streak of 13 straight losses to Top 10 players.
“Very happy,” Kohlschreiber said. “I think my performance worked quite well from the start. I felt like …
Wozniacki Upset as Venus, Halep, Kerber Advance Into Quarters at WTA Indian Wells
Posted by Staff on March 14th, 2018 @ 8:42 am
World No. 1 Simona Halep advanced Tuesday, and No. 8 seed Venus Williams made good on her previous victory over her sister at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Halep overcame a rough start against China’s Qiang Wang to advance 7-5, 6-1, while Williams kept her momentum moving forward with a 7-6(6), 6-4 victory over No. 21 seed Anastasija Sevastova.
Halep’s reward is a quarterfinal meeting with the unseeded Petra Martic, …
Federer Flies Into Indian Wells 4th RD, Fritz Wins Again; Del Potro v Ferrer Today
Posted by Staff on March 13th, 2018 @ 9:12 am
Roger Federer ran his perfect 2018 record to 14-0 Monday by blasting Serb Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the fourth round at Indian Wells.
Federer did drop serve early on in the lopsided match, but ended winning 10 of the last 11 games.
“I was playing aggressive and feeling like he was not loving my slice, and then also mixing in with drop shots eventually,” Federer said. ” I think …
Venus Subdues Serena in Indian Wells Match that Doesn’t Disappoint; Tuesday Preview
Posted by Staff on March 13th, 2018 @ 8:30 am
No. 8 seed Venus Williams beat her unseeded sister Serena 6-3, 6-4 to cap another eventful day on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Still coming up to speed after the birth of her first child, Serena was a step slow and, while fighting off match points in the second set and coming within a game of making a comeback from a break down, was generally at the …
Roger Federer To Make Clay Decision After Miami, Won’t Rule It Out Right Now
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 12th, 2018 @ 1:32 pm
Roger Federer didn’t rule out the clay season, at least not yet, he said yesterday at Indian Wells. The Swiss, who skipped the clay last year, says he will make a decision whether to play on the slippery surface after Miami, but will likely not play Monte Carlo.
“I probably won’t play in the very beginning, you know, meaning Monaco. Also have a Foundation trip I’m doing at that time, so …
Roger Federer: It’s Not That Surprising Novak Lost
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 12th, 2018 @ 1:26 pm
While most in the tennis world were stunned by Novak Djokovic’s collapse yesterday to qualifier Taro Daniel at Indian Wells, Roger Federer wasn’t.
And consider Federer won the Australian Open last year after taken six months off the tour!
“To me, it’s not that surprising,” Federer said of Novak’s loss. “When you go away from the game for, let’s say, over a two-month period maybe, it starts feeling a little bit that …
Novak Djokovic: It Was Very Weird, Like Playing My First Match On Tour
Posted by Tom Gainey on March 12th, 2018 @ 1:18 pm
Novak Djokovic’s return was stunningly cut short yesterday at Indian Wells. The 5-time champion was bounced by qualifier Taro Daniel 76, 46, 61.
Djokovic produced a myriad of errors late in the match, and appeared to give up on points. After, he explained.
“For me it felt like first match I ever played on the tour,” Djokovic said. “Very weird. I mean, I just completely lost rhythm, everything. Just struggled also …
Anisimova Leads Stunning Upsets Sunday at Indian Wells; Serena v Venus Monday
Posted by Staff on March 12th, 2018 @ 10:24 am
Half of the 10 matches on Sunday at Indian Wells featured upsets, but none were more stunning than 16-year-old American Amanda Anisimova, the reigning US Open girls’ champion, defeating Grand Slam champion Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4.
The victory snapped Kvitova’s 14-match winning streak in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.
“She’s the best player I have ever played, and it was the biggest court I have ever played on,” said …