Archive for category: Indian Wells
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Federer beats Dodig to reach last 16 in Indian Wells, Nadal given a walkover
Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych reach the fourth round of Indian Wells ATP tournament in straight sets, Rafael Nadal given a walkover. Defending champion Federer was hardly tested in his first encounter with unseeded Croat Ivan Dodig. The third seed Swiss got in trouble in his first service game when [...] -
Murray and Del Potro advance to third round in Indian Wells
Andy Murray advanced in three sets, whilst Juan Martin Del Potro and Carlos Berloq are also through to the third round of Indian Wells 2013. Third-seeded Murray did not excel in the opening set of his second round clash against 83rd-ranked Russian Evgeny Donskoy. He was surprisingly broken two times [...] -
Djokovic beats Fognini in Indian Wells, Tsonga eliminates Blake
Novak Djokovic entered the round of 32 after a three-setter, Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also through at BNP Paribas Open. After Nole’s furious start – he delivered his challenger Fabio Fognini a bagel nineteen minutes into the match – few would have thought he would be stretched to three [...] -
Federer eases into third round of Indian Wells, Gasquet beats Tomic
Roger Federer and Richard Gasquet entered round of 32 at BNP Paribas Open without losing a set. Reigning champion Federer put in a powerful performance to begin his Indian Wells 2013 campaign with a classy triumph against 43rd-ranked Uzbek Denis Istomin. The Swiss Maestro did not face a single break [...] -
Nadal defeats Harrison to advance in Indian Wells, Berdych also wins
Rafa Nadal and Tomas Berdych claimed easy victories in the second round of Indian Wells, whilst in-form Ernests Gulbis brushed aside Tipsarevic. Fifth seed Nadal, owner of two Indian Wells trophies (2007, 2009), was up to his task in his first appearance on the BNP Paribas Open courts this year. [...] -
Anderson upsets Ferrer, Hewitt beats Isner in Indian Wells
Lleyton Hewitt and Kevin Anderson ousted their seeded rivals in the second round of Indian Wells 2013, Jerzy Janowicz also advanced. Former top-ranked Australian Hewitt is in a fine form at BNP Paribas Open and he entered third round after overcoming home crowd favorite John Isner. No break balls were [...] -
Karlovic beats Sock in Indian Wells, Blake and Davydenko also win
James Blake, Ivo Karlovic and Nikolay Davydenko stay in the tournament after winning their first round Indian Wells 2013 clashes. Croatian veteran Karlovic was lucky to avoid a first round Indian Wells exit in the match against 20-year old US player Jack Sock. Not many points were won against the [...] -
Tomic and Nalbandian through to second round of Indian Wells
Bernard Tomic, David Nalbandian and David Goffin are through to the second round of Indian Wells 2013 ATP tournament. Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci had won his only previous clash against Tomic, yet the 45th-ranked Australian managed to make the head-to-head score level with a first round Indian Wells triumph. The opener [...] -
Hewitt beats Rosol in Indian Wells, Gulbis defeats Lopez
Lleyton Hewitt celebrated a three-set victory, whilst Ernests Gulbis and Daniel Brands also booked their second round tickets at Indian Wells ATP tournament. In their first H2H confrontation two-time Indian Wells title holder Hewitt overcame 62nd-ranked Czech Lukas Rosol. The now World No. 98 Australian was victorious in years 2002 [...] -
Federer wins Indian Wells 2012 title, beats Isner in the final
Roger Federer won his 4th BNP Paribas Open title as he defeated John Isner of America in the final, beating him 7-6 (7) 6-3 in front of a pumped up crowd at Indian Wells. The Swiss had a positive 2-1 head to head record against Isner going into this final, [...] -
Federer beats Nadal in Indian Wells, plays some amazing tennis
Roger Federer defeated his biggest opponent Rafael Nadal and moves into the BNP Paribas Open final. Federer played some amazing tennis and this was probably of his best ever performances against Nadal as he took the match in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The conditions were far from perfect. After a [...] -
Isner beats Djokovic in a thriller, plays for title in Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic surprisingly loses his match against the American John Isner in the semifinal of the Indian Wells Masters. Isner beat the Serbian in three tough sets 7-6 (7) 3-6 7-6 (5). Djokovic broke Isner to love and went 2-1 up in the first set. Both players held their service [...] -
Nadal battles past Nalbandian, plays Federer in semis
Rafael Nadal moved into the semis of the Indian Wells Masters as he defeated David Nalbandian 4-6 7-5 6-4. There were no breaks in the first set until the 10th game, when Nalbandian struck and broke Nadal to take the lead in the match. The Spaniard wasn’t hitting the ball [...]
