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After sitting out at Indian Wells, Serena Williams was a little slow in proving she was back to form. She started slow against Yaroslava Shvedova, dropped a set to Caroline Garcia and it was tough to judge her performance against Coco Vandeweghe, who has a bright future but is ranked just 104th in the world. But with Tuesday’s comprehensive, dominant, 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over world...
Published: March 25, 2014
It has been a while since the tennis world was treated to a No. 1 vs. No. 2 match. Of course, at this point, there aren’t many complaints in that department. With Andy Murray’s emergence as a legitimate contender in 2012 and 2013, Stanislas Wawrinka breaking through in Australia and Roger Federer finding the fountain of youth this year, there’s no shortage of elite players at the...
Published: March 14, 2014
Just because the favorites keep falling doesn’t mean there isn’t still intrigue at Indian Wells. No. 10 seed Milos Raonic, fresh off his three-set defeat of Andy Murray, joined the ranks of Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and other stars to collapse under the heat of the Southern California desert against a lower-seeded opponent on Thursday. The...
Published: March 12, 2014
The stars will be out in full force Wednesday at Indian Wells. As the men enter fourth-round play, Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Andy Murray and Roger Federer will all be in the action. Each player will be favored to advance to the quarters but as we’ve seen so far at tennis’ desert palace, we should expect the unexpected. Rafael Nadal has already suffered a defeat, while each...
Published: March 12, 2014
Novak Djokovic wasn’t going to suffer the same fate as Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova. The defending 2013 BNP Paribas Open champions were both ousted from the third round on Monday night, but Djokovic, who was victorious at Indian Wells in both 2008 and 2011, managed to avoid the recent run of upsets against unseeded Alejandro Gonzalez on Tuesday. Of course, Djoker‘s victory...
Published: March 11, 2014
There go the defending champions. Both Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova suffered defeats in the third round on Monday in California, ensuring that the 2014 Indian Wells will see new winners on each side. The men’s World No. 1 fell at the hands of Alexandr Dolgopolov in three back-and-forth sets, marking the Spaniard’s first defeat on North American soil in nearly two years....
Published: March 10, 2014
The United States women’s national team finds itself in unfamiliar territory. After a draw against Japan and a 1-0 loss to Sweden, the Americans are now guaranteed of missing the Algarve Cup final for just the second time in the last 12 years. Moreover, they are at serious risk of missing out on a top-three finish for the first time during that same span. The team’s official...
Published: March 7, 2014
With Roland Garros starting to become visible on the horizon, the month of March offers players two more chances at the hard courts before being fully immersed in the clay season. The BNP Paribas Open is the first of a pair of Masters 1000 events this month, and it will feature every top 10 player from both the men’s and women’s side with the exception of David Ferrer and Serena Williams. World...
Published: March 3, 2014
It’s clearly the Year of Russell. Following in the footsteps of a certain Super Bowl winning quarterback by the same name, 24-year-old Russell Henley kept cool under pressure on Sunday, defeating Russell Knox, Rory McIlroy and Ryan Palmer in a four-man playoff at PGA National to win the Honda Classic. With many of the top-ranked golfers in the world competing in Palm Beach Gardens...
Published: February 4, 2014
The ATP season shifts back to clay this week, where it will remain mostly for the next four months in anticipation of the French Open. Although this year’s Royal Guard Open from Viña del Mar in Chile doesn’t have the same star power as it did a year ago when Rafael Nadal made his highly anticipated return, the ATP World Tour 250 series event features plenty of intriguing...