Rafael Nadal: Gunning for a Third Indian Wells Title Against Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal must be feeling quite content right now. He’s made his way relatively unscathed to the final and has the opportunity to do several things. Winning his third title here at Indian Wells will definitely further consolidate his No. 1 ranking for the next few months, while adding another valuable piece of silverware to his illustrious Masters Series collection—he stands as the all-time... 

Roger Federer: Why His Third Straight Loss to Novak Djokovic Isn’t All That Bad

Devastation: only this may adequately describe the bitter feeling for Federer fans after his third straight loss to Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells yesterday. It was a crushing blow, losing to the same player thrice in a row; even more galling, however, will be the aftermath of this tournament. Roger Federer will drop out of the top 2 for only the second time since having firmly ensconced himself there... 

Indian Wells 2011 Heating Up: Matches and Matchups To Look Out For

We’ve had a week and a half of exciting semi-grand slam tennis, and it’s only the first Masters Series 1000 of the year. There have been some upsets, but now, at last, eight women and men have fought through to the quarterfinals. Half of them are completed as of this moment, although it is still worthwhile reviewing the match activity that has transpired and which may come to pass. The... 

Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina: Resurgence at Indian Wells 2011

Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina have posed, for women’s tennis, as the couplet of failure for the last three years. Indian Wells, however, has been blessed thus far in 2011, in that it has witnessed some sort of resurgence. Some sort of resurgence. Safina and Ivanovic, at this point in writing, have of course both been bounced out of the tournament by Maria Sharapova and Marion Bartoli respectively,... 

Tennis: The Top Surprises at Indian Wells 2011 So Far

We are into the so-called second week of the mini grand slam that is the Indian Wells Masters, and we have been treated, for the most part, to expected outcomes. The seeds have mostly been through, on both the men’s and women’s sides, and the lineups for the quarterfinals have set up nicely. As with any tennis tournament, however, Indian Wells has already witnessed some of the bigger shocks... 

Roger Federer Will Play at Monte Carlo for the First Time Since 2009

Roger Federer announced his intention earlier today that he would participate at the upcoming Monte Carlo Masters this year. It is an appearance that could potentially revive the success he has recorded here in the past, being a finalist on three straight occasions form 2006-8. Yet, how much can we read into this move by Federer, and his scheduling team? Surely, it shouldn’t be taken out of the... 

Tennis: The Top Stories to Watch at Indian Wells 2011

We are at the threshold of yet another Indian Wells and Miami double, as yet another year of Masters Series tournaments begins. As with any other season, the Masters Series provides a run of elite events which offer breathers and warm-ups for the real things, the Grand Slams. Indian Wells is the perfect start to the mid-season period of clay: often dubbed, along with Miami, as the fifth slam, its a... 

Kim Clijsters: Is She in the Mold of Serena Williams?

There used to be a time when Kim Clijsters was a disappointment to the tennis world. She was a consistent performer, but almost as much a consistent finalist failure. Her first four grand slam finals, from 2001 to 2004, were losses; while they were shortcomings to the very best, defeats are defeats enough. Andy Murray, of course, is on track to emulate the Belgian, having lost his first three, but... 

Rafael Nadal: The Tennis Star’s Top 5 Epic Wins

It’s no secret that everyone knows Rafael Nadal firstly, and best, as a fighter—a Spanish bull. He is the archetypal tennis warrior; the ultimate defender, “Ill-fight-you-to-the-last-breath” kinda man. When he first burst onto the scene in 2005, it was for his fighting qualities, that ability to edge ahead insurmountable opposition, to find a way to win, somehow, that was most... 

5 Records of Roger Federer That Will Stand the Test of Time

GOATness (GOAT short for Greatest of All Time), nowadays, is getting increasingly harder to define, much of this is due to the incredible level of competition that contenders are facing. It used to be simple—weren’t five straight Wimbledons or that rare career Grand Slam, enough to make it? Apparently, for our era, even such ludicrous statistics, which used to be the pinnacles of the 1980s... 

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