Brisbane, Indian Wells and Miami. Victoria Azarenka has picked up her third title of the year and has also become a member of an illustrious club of players who have won the Indian Wells and Miami double in the same year. Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf are the other two players who completed the double... Continue Reading →
Could Vika become the third women to complete Indian Wells + Miami double in same year?
On the WTA tour only two players have ever completed the Indians Wells and Miami double in the same year but could the in-form Victoria Azarenka add her name to that illustrious club? Anyone know who the other two players are? I’ll post the names at the bottom… However back to Miami I watched Vika... Continue Reading →
Indian Wells Preview – Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal
To say these two have history is a bit of an understatement. However their recent history has been a little bit one-sided. Novak Djokovic has won the last five meetings between the two without a set dropped and Nadal’s last win against Novak being almost two years ago at Roland Garros 2014 where Nadal won... Continue Reading →
Nadal powers past Nishikori to make Indian Wells semi-finals!
There were obviously some nerves at the beginning but Nadal soon brushed them off saving two break points in his very first game to hold and for Kei it was a pretty straight forward start with a very comfortable and quick hold of serve to begin proceedings. It didn’t take long for the groundstrokes of... Continue Reading →
Azarenka strolls past Rybarikova at Indian Wells
When Victoria Azarenka means business there is no stopping her. For the second time this year the Belarusian has won a match 6-0 6-0. Alison Van Utyvanck was on the end of a 6-0 6-0 defeat at the Australian Open in what was a brilliant and scary performance from the world number one and she... Continue Reading →
David Goffin through to his first Masters 1000 semi-final!
David Goffin is into his first Masters 1000 semi-final having only previously won one match before this week at Indian Wells whereas for Marin Cilic his record in Masters 1000 quarter finals now stands at 0/8. I was saying last year I want to see a different player in the latter stages of these big... Continue Reading →
Pliskova crushes Kasatkina to advance to the semi-finals!
I’ve said before Karolina Pliskova sometimes makes tennis look easy and well the Czech player has impressed all week and is through to her first WTA Premier Mandatory semi-final after a straight sets win against the upcoming star Daria Kasatkina who likewise has had a very good tournament at Indian Wells. Pliskova’s whole game was... Continue Reading →
David Goffin squeezes past Stan Wawrinka despite comfortably leading 6-3 4-0
David Goffin certainly made it difficult for himself against Stan Wawrinka. For the first set and a half it was all Goffin. The two time Grand Slam champion just wasn't in the match at all and it was beginning to look like being one of them days for the Swiss number two but at 3-6... Continue Reading →
Indian Wells Preview – Serena Williams v Simona Halep
World number one Serena Williams is back in action tonight. The 34 year old is well on her way to claiming her 70th singles title but faces a potentially tricky match against Simona Halep for a place in the semi-finals! They two were due to meet at Indian Wells last year in the semi-final but... Continue Reading →
Nadal through despite late challenge from Verdasco
Expect the unexpected. Sport never follows a script and well you’d have to be a very good writer to come up with a match like this! Fernando Verdasco was the first player to win a point in the match between the two with a stunning double handed backhand up the line however this exceptional early... Continue Reading →