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WTA Katowice Monday Gallery: Opening Ceremony with Goerges, Lisicki, Kvitova and more

April 8, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

KATOWICE (April 8, 2013) — Main draw play of the BNP Paribas Katowice Open kicked off today with not only first round matches, but also the Opening Ceremony as well as a doubles exhibition match which featured Poland’s top doubles players pairing up with top wheelchair players, Marcin Matkowski partnering with Kamil Fabisiak while Mariusz Fyrstenberg [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, julia goerges, Klara Zakopalova, Laura Robson, Petra Kvitova, petra martic, Sabine Lisicki, WTA Katowice, wta tennis

Ernests Gulbis Storms Back; Grunting Still an Issue — The Friday Five

March 15, 2013 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Stuttering Finish With many of the world’s top-ranked female stars in attendance, the BNP Paribas Open started off so promising. It’s losing steam as it heads to the finale, however, thanks to a couple of key upsets and unfortunate withdrawals. Kirilenko upset both Aga Radwanska and Kvitova to set up a semifinal [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, Ernests Gulbis, grunting, John Isner, Mardy Fish, Rafael Nadal, tennis news

Roger Federer loses cool, argues with chair umpire in win over Stan Wawrinka

March 13, 2013 By Romana Cvitkovic Leave a Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic March 13, 2013 — What should have been a mostly routine win by Roger Federer over countryman Stan Wawrinka at the 4th round of the BNP Paribas Open, turned into a rollercoaster of a match as Federer lost his cool, double-faulted on set point and much more. The first set held three [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Romi Cvitkovic Tagged With: ATP Tennis, BNP Paribas Open, Federer argues with chair umpire, Federer loses cool, Federer vs Wawrinka, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Tennis

Interesting matches, lopsided score lines on day 7 in Indian Wells

March 13, 2013 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

In the early rounds of most tournaments, you can expect the main stadium matches to be blowouts. They generally feature low ranked players against the very best and often turn out to be some of the least interesting matches. Tuesday’s schedule featured third and fourth round matches on the main stadium, just about the right [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, Grigor Dimitrov, Indian Wells, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Lara Arrubarrena-Vecino, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic

Lucky 13: Ernests Gulbis’ win streak continues in Indian Wells

March 12, 2013 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

It hasn’t been often over the last year that Ernests Gulbis has been faced with a room full of reporters after a match. More often than not, he’s been packing a bag and heading off to the next tournament. That’s how few and far between his wins had become. The 24 year old Latvian, whose [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, Ernests Gulbis, Indian Wells

Turning the Corner: Twelve Questions for the Week Ahead in Indian Wells

March 11, 2013 By Chris Skelton 1 Comment

In the early stages of a draw as large as Indian Wells, more questions often are asked than answered as we learn just enough to know what we don’t know—and what we want to know.  Here are twelve burning questions to ponder while the core of the tournament approaches. 1.      Will Federer and Nadal meet [...]

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Filed Under: Chris Skelton, Latest News, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Andy Murray, ATP, BNP Paribas Open, Caroline Wozniacki, indian wells tennis, Juan Martin del Potro, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Samantha Stosur, Tomas Berdych, Victoria Azarenka, WTA

Players Lounge Diary: A Look at the Intimate Side of the BNP Paribas Open

March 11, 2013 By Lauren Smyczek 1 Comment

Lauren, sister of ATP pro tennis player Tim Smyczek, blogs from Indian Wells, CA as Tim competes at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open, and takes us through two typical days on Tour. By Lauren Smyczek Thurs, March 7th — 6:00 am Woke up this morning a bit later than usual during our stay here in Indian [...]

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Filed Under: Lauren Smyczek, Lead Story Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, James Blake, Lauren Smyczek, players lounge diary, Robin Haase, tennis diary, tennis news, tim smyczek

Mardy Fish has a triumphant return in Indian Wells

March 11, 2013 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

Mardy Fish walked on court Sunday for his first professional singles match in six months and eight days, his first match since beating Gilles Simon in the third round of the 2012 US Open. He was forced to withdraw from his US Open fourth round match against Roger Federer last September when the heart condition [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Roddick, BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, James Blake, Mardy Fish

ITF Release 2012 Testing Summary

March 10, 2013 By Lisa-Marie Burrows 2 Comments

By Lisa-Marie Burrows “Last year, through the Dubai, Rotterdam and Indian Wells swing where I won all three, I didn’t get tested once. That shouldn’t be OK.” At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Roger Federer once again shared his thoughts about doping and testing. He revealed that in 2012, there was a lack [...]

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Filed Under: Latest News, Lead Story, Lisa-Marie Burrows Tagged With: Ana Ivanovic, Andreas Seppi, BNP Paribas Open, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova, Ekaterina Makarova, Indian Wells, Kei Nishikori, Lucie Safarova, Maria Kirilenko, Marion Bartoli, Milos Raonic, Nadia Petrova, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roberta Vinci, Roger Federer, Samantha Stosur, Sara Errani, Sloane Stephens, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tommy Haas, Venus Williams

Isner’s struggles continue with loss to Hewitt

March 10, 2013 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

“Not great.” That’s how John Isner described his season to date in press on Saturday after losing his opening match 7-6, 3-6, 4-6 to Lleyton Hewitt. After today’s defeat, Isner has a 6-6 win/loss record for the 2013 season thus far. After the Indian Wells event last year, the American had a 14-5 record and [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story, Live Coverage Tagged With: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, John Isner, Lleyton Hewitt
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