The cancellation of Indian Wells has sent shockwaves through tennis. A case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) was confirmed in the immediate area of the Coachella Valley which has prompted organisers to cancel this years event following advice from medical experts. Despite organisers putting out measures in order to contain the virus and keep players, fans and... Continue Reading →
The 2020 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has been cancelled. The tournament which is regarded as the biggest event outside the majors announced changes and were confident of playing despite California declaring a 'state of emergency' last week over the outbreak. Indian Wells set to go ahead with changes despite California declaring a “state... Continue Reading →
It began in Acapulco and then 1299km away in Monterrey the star in Mexico these last few weeks was Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez. Leylah already grabbed some headlines this year defeating Belinda Bencic in a live Fed Cup rubber but headed to Acapulco ranked at 191 in the world and is now set to climb... Continue Reading →
Outside the four majors this is the one everyone looks to. The best men and women are set for Indian Wells which begins next week. A concern is the Coronavirus which is present in California which last week declared a state of emergency but measures and changes have been put in place to deal with... Continue Reading →
Doubts were raised as to what would happen in the Californian desert next week due to California declaring a state of emergency over the Coronavirus outbreak but the event which is likened to be being a 'fifth Grand Slam' will go ahead. There has been a release by tournament director and former top ten player... Continue Reading →
Outside of the Grand Slams one of the most popular stops on the tour is Indian Wells. Over the years we have seen the best in tennis triumph here but it is always an open field. Since the event begin in 1989 there have been nine players who have won the event twice. Three of... Continue Reading →
Winning the sunshine double is one of the biggest challenges in tennis. March always brings a month of fun an exciting tennis from California and Miami as Indian Wells and Miami welcome the ATP and WTA tour. The sunshine double is something we haven’t seen in the sport since 2016 but it’s history goes further... Continue Reading →
Novak Djokovic will head to Indian Wells with three titles, eighteen wins (seven of those against top ten opponents) and undefeated. It wasn't almost the case. Djokovic led his head to head with Gael Monfils at 16-0 and we all expected a routine seventeenth victory for the Serb against the in-form Frenchman. The world number... Continue Reading →
A return to Indian Wells celebrates five years since Taylor Fritz made his ATP debut. Taylor did play at the 2014 US Open but fell in the first round of qualifying. The American who has always had that aura of having his feet on the ground won his first match against Dudi Sela (ranked 109)... Continue Reading →
As full debut seasons go, Bianca Andreescu’s 2019 was quite phenomenal: 48 wins 8 defeats 8 wins v Top 10 Opponents Indian Wells champion Rogers Cup champion US Open champion No.4 in the world Despite winning 48 of her 56 matches the Canadian did miss an awful lot of tennis due to a shoulder injury... Continue Reading →
