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It’s time to turn our attention once again to the prestigious “Masters” series tournament – the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The draw for the men’s singles has recently taken place, and tennis experts are already analyzing the balance of power and making predictions for the upcoming two-week battles in the Colorado desert. You […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

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Is Coco Overrated and Overhyped?

If you strip away all the excessive hype and promotion of Coco Gauff, is she really much better than Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin or Danielle Collins? Yes, Coco Gauff is a very exciting, flamboyant player who wins a lot of matches in singles and doubles. She’s in the top five of the rankings […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

14

BNP Paribas Notes

Jim Courier called Daniil Medvedev the “best on court interview in tennis.” The Russian beat Grigor Dimitrov 64 64 in a round of 16 duel which extended his career head to head to 7-3 vs the Bulgarian veteran. Holger Rune saved a match point to beat Taylor Fritz last night round of 16, 26 76 […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

12

Major Upset: Djokovic Falls To Nardi

Luca Nardi, the little known Italian Lucky Loser, created one of the upsets of the year as he defeated world no.1 Novak Djokovic 64 36 63. The 20 year old ranked 123 seemed to have too much firepower for the usually reliable Djokovic defense system but it can be said the Serbian superstar is not […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

11

Healthy Monfils Is “Ready” To Slay Dragons

At age 37 and coming back from some injury setbacks, Gael Monfils is thrilled to back in top form. And the veteran Frenchman even hinted he feels so good right now, anything is within his reach. In Indian Wells Monfils upset world no. 8 Hubert Hurkacz in three sets and then crushed Max Purcell 61 […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

7

Was Rafa Used To Sell Indian Wells Tickets?

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from BNP Paribas Open. “It is with great sadness that I have to withdraw from this amazing tournament at Indian Wells. Everyone knows how much I love this place and how much I love to play here. That’s also one of the reasons why I came very early to the desert […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

5

Interesting Indian Wells Qualies Results

Steve Johnson got a wildcard into BNP Paribas qualies but lost a heartbreaker first round to Emilio Nava 76 67 46. The 34 year old American is ranked 242 Last year at Sarasota Open Challenger Seongchan Hong told me his toughest opponent was Korean compatriot Soonwoo Kwon because he never missed a backhand in their […] Continue to read full article...

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Feb/24

25

Nadal Withdraws From Qatar Open

Leading Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has made a difficult decision to postpone his return to the professional tour. The 22-time Grand Slam winner had initially planned to compete in the prestigious Qatar Open, scheduled to start next week in the capital of Qatar, Doha. However, Nadal admitted that he does not feel fully prepared […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

13

Analysis: Rune Wawrinka Grudge Match Indian Wells

By Scoop Malinowski Last year in Paris Indoors Holger Rune beat Stan Wawrinka 7-3 in the third set tiebreaker and then at the net handshake lectured and humiliated the 18 years younger Dane about being an immature crybaby. The verbal insult by the very popular Wawrinka was highly unusual as he has earned a very […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

12

Ruud’s Nosedive Is Puzzling

Casper Ruud reached no. 2 in the world last year in September but 2023 has not been kind to the Norwegian. Ruud has a very average 4-5 match record this year, including losses to Jenson Brooksby at Australian Open, Laslo Djere in Auckland, Taro Daniel in Acapulco and now in the third round of the […] Continue to read full article...

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