Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia upset second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Indian Wells final Saturday to win her first title in five years (6-3, 6-4). Hantuchova was seeded 14th, which happened to be the number of unforced errors she made that day. She will rise to number 12 in the world rankings today. There’s something [...]
Indian Wells Semifinals
March 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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 [...]