We're one round from the SF, which I get a chance to watch this Saturday. Seeing Federer play would certainly be a nice get; I have seen him play four matches in Indian Wells over the last few years: 2012 SF win over Nadal; 2012 Final win over Isner; 2015 SF win over Raonic; and …
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Indian Wells: ATP Litmus Test
Here's who's left in the draw: Top half: R16 Quarter Federer v Chardy Cuevas v Chung Quarter Fritz v Coric Carreno Busta v Anderson ______________________________________________________ Bottom half: R32 Quarter Sock v Feli Lopez Querrery v Bhambri Baghdatis v Sela Raonic v Sousa Quarter DelPo v Ferrer Mayer v Daniel Monfils v PHH Cilic v Kohlschreiber …
Tiafyrgios and Felix Auger-Aliassime!
Strike two, Mcshow. Tiafoe and Kyrgios are out. The first subject is vastly unproven, but I said let's see the young American consolidate Delray Beach. That was a tremendous run highlighted, for me, by his man-handle of Shapovalov. I didn't get to write-up more of that tournament win, but a few qualities emerged in watching …
Indian Wells Underway
A quick look at the draw already crashing upon the sands of destiny. . .kind of an odd image given IW's desert landscape. First Quarter Federer should consolidate #1 and get to the SF (the fact that I have SF tickets is secondary, but not really: Let's get this out-of-the-way: I need a Federer v …
Miami Final, Fedal and 2017 Federer
That's a lot of Fs, if you know what I mean. We have another Fedal final, this time in a Masters tournament, so the past keeps coming back to haunt the tennis world in a worst-nightmare kind of way (if you fail to see the historic brilliance). First, obviously, we got the AO Final that …
Indian Wells 2017
What a start to the year for the 35 year-old Roger Federer. He had a "dip" in Dubai, but what the hell. Federer's dominance in Indian Wells, out playing his opponents relentlessly, netted him his fifth PNB Paribas Open (to match Djokovic's five IW titles). In the season's biggest and most popular Masters-level tourney, he …
Up Next: IW Quarter Finals
Well, another quick post because that's all I have time for. I leave tomorrow night for Indian Wells Semi Final action on Saturday. Not what I had in mind when I purchased the tickets. I have the potential of seeing: Pablo Carreno Busta v Dominic Thiem and Jack Sock v Nick Kyrgios :0 That would …
2017 IW R3 Djokovic v Del Potro: Reality Check
I really shouldn't be watching tennis or writing as I'm in a bit of a pinch at work, but my. . .oh my the tennis has been interesting in Indian Wells over the last few days. This is a very short post; but let me say what I wanted to say last night after watching …
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Third Round at 2017 Indian Wells
Indian Wells 2017 R3 is where, we're told, the drama begins. Most tournaments see some solid matches at this point, anyway. Of course, this is all about the bottom half, the "quarter of death," to be specific, or whatever it is people are calling this tournament draw. Jon Wertheim a pretty respectable tennis scribe and talking head …
Reader Poll
Is the Murray loss more of a statement about his game, or it a little more evidence that attacking (S&V) tennis is coming back? If you haven't sensed my predilection on style, the attacking, all-court game is a more classic (classy), sophisticated, and superior form of tennis. The games of Nadal, Djokovic and Murray (and …
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