Men’s semifinals at Indian Wells features a clash between Spaniard Rafael Nadal and American Andy Roddick–hot, hot, hot!! Second seed Nadal made short work of Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina in the quarterfinals (7-5, 7-5). Third seed Roddick beat Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in two tough sets that went to tie break (7-6 (7), 7-6 [...]
Indian Wells Quarterfinals
March 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
In women’s quarterfinals action at Indian Wells, Li Na of China defeated Vera Zvonareva of Russia (6-4, 7-5) and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia overcame Shahar Peer of Israel in a match lasting 2 hours, 43 minutes (6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5)). Still to play in the women’s quarterfinal round are Bammer vs. Golovin and Vaidisova vs. [...]
Sharapova Stripped of Top Ranking
March 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The underdog reigns supreme at Indian Wells this year. In women’s play, three of the four top seeds have been defeated in the initial rounds of the tournament. In fact, six of eight matches in the fourth round went to the player that was ranked lower. Maria Sharapova lost to Vera Zvonareva and will lose [...]
Federer: He’s Only Human After All
March 13, 2007 By 3 Comments
Just when tennis fans were beginning to believe that Federer might have fathered the WiiBot, Roger faltered. In the men’s upset of the year, Guillermo Cañas of Argentina defeated Roger Federer in two sets in the second round of Indian Wells (7-5, 6-2). Cañas was impressive where Federer was immobile. Currently ranked 60th in the [...]
The Future of Tennis
March 12, 2007 By 2 Comments
Later this month in Miami, Sony Ericsson hosts “Night Tennis” at The Ice Palace Film Studios complete with sets by world-renowned house DJs Paul Oakenfold and Masters at Work. Yes, DJ sets, not to be confused with tennis sets. “I’m very intrigued by the whole Night Tennis concept,” Oakenfold said. “Who would have expected sport [...]
Federer, Meet WiiBot
March 8, 2007 By 1 Comment
Indian Wells Kicks Off
March 7, 2007 By 2 Comments
In looking at the schedule for Indian Wells, a couple points jump out: 1. Being a resident of Indian Wells has serious perks: Sony Ericsson WTA Main Draw – Monday, March 5 Free Admission at the gates to watch the WTA Qualifying Rounds ATP Main Draw – Tuesday, March 6 Free Admission at the gates [...]
Top Ten Rankings in Professional Tennis, March 2007
March 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Official Men’s Rankings (ATP Tour) 1 Roger Federer 2 Rafael Nadal 3 Andy Roddick 4 Nikolay Davydenko 5 Fernando Gonzalez 6 James Blake 7 Tommy Robredo 8 Ivan Ljubicic 9 Tommy Haas 10 David Nalbandian Official Women’s Rankings (WTA Tour) 1 Maria Sharapova 2 Justine Henin 3 Amelie Mauresmo 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 Kim Clijsters [...]
Federer Ties Borg
March 5, 2007 By 3 Comments
Wow!! Roger Federer won the Dubai Open (of course) but more importantly he won his 41st straight victory, tying Bjorn Borg’s streak. Gulp, if he wins another match, he’ll tie John McEnroe’s record; three more, he’ll tie Ivan Lendl. With eight wins, he’ll tie Guillermo Vilas’ 1977 record. If Roger Federer wins just nine more [...]