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 →
The sunshine double has come to an end. Two weeks at Indian Wells and Miami have provided us with some great memories but who surprised us during this month of tennis? Bianca Andreescu I can't really start anywhere else, Bianca won Indian Wells and continued her good form in Miami before pulling out injured. Most... Continue Reading →
Which ever way this final went this piece was going to get written. Just over a month ago I questioned why Dominic Thiem was playing clay before Indian Wells and I still stand by that as his clay court skills have never been in doubt. Before his run at Indian Wells his career record at... Continue Reading →
Two weeks of tennis in the Californian Desert has come to an end. As ever Indian Wells provides with memories and history created but who impressed? Bianca Andreescu We could not start anywhere else, it wouldn't be right. Bianca came in as a wildcard. No one has won more tour matches than the 18 year... Continue Reading →
It's been a hell of a story. Dominic Thiem's Masters 1000 record coming into Indian Wells was 26 wins, 27 defeats and now he has the biggest Masters title to his name. The Austrian who we have been waiting for some time to replicate his tennis on a hard court really brought it to the... Continue Reading →
Wow. Bianca Andreescu. You can write fairytales all you want but this is on another level. 18 year old Bianca Andreescu began the year ranked 178 in the world, on Monday she will be world number 24. Final in Auckland and now she has become the first wildcard to win Indian Wells. This is... Continue Reading →
It's been an indifferent 10 days or so for Novak Djokovic. His week started with being star-struck as his idol growing up Pete Sampras was in town for the duration of Indian Wells and watched a few matches of the world number one. It's not often we see Pete around, we usually do at US... Continue Reading →
Following how he was towards the end of the 7-6 7-6 win against Karen Khachanov the expectancy was that Rafael Nadal would withdraw from Indian Wells with his knee causing him problems. A few hours before his anticipated semi-final with Roger Federer and what would have been the 39th meeting of Fedal the Spaniard announced... Continue Reading →
I don't think there will be a better feel good story all year. Belinda Bencic showed us in Dubai that she is getting back to fitness and form and now in Indian Wells has extended her run of wins to 12 in a row as she now finds herself in the semi-finals. Wins against Pliskova... Continue Reading →
Philip Kohlschreiber is one talented tennis player. You may see in my headline he's a pain and he is, but he's a good one. He's a player where you know what you're going to get but halting is a problem for many. He's caused upsets and produced some stunning tennis during his career which goes... Continue Reading →
