A Few Lessons Learned From Indian Wells

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Published: March 22, 2010

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With the first Masters series well done and the tennis season heading into some very busy and exciting months with Miami coming up next followed by the clay-court season, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon, what can we expect?

Where are we left after the last one-and-a-half weeks of tennis display?

I bet that no one, and I mean no one, imagined that the respective winners would be named Ljubicic and Jankovic? If so, you are one heck of a gambler. But great tournaments from both of them!

But what lessons can we take with us?

1. Nadal is back and hopefully for good. He's been playing at a high level throughout his three 2010 tournaments and this one saw him back at full speed, maximum confidence, and at his ripping forehand best (even though it failed him in the middle of the match in the semis). This makes for an exciting 2010!

2. Federer is still beatable in three-set matches despite his phenomenal display in the five-setters in Melbourne and despite his declaration of meaning to win more between the Slams this year. How much was he inhibited by the lung infection and the lack of match-play? We don't know, but he did fail to close it out mentally. Possibly this will spur him to do better in Miami.

3. Ljubicic at 31 winning "the fifth" Slam? As already mentioned on BR, one can come a long way with a blistering serve and fearless groundies. It's great to see him hold his nerve and close it out in both the semi's and the finals. He deserved this win!

4. Roddick in another big final without winning it. Disappointing? Yes. However, him getting there is as important and I believe he will use the loss positively. It will be exciting to see what he can bring on his worst surface.

5. Djokovic is number two in the men's ranking, but do we really believe him to hold that position for long? He seems incapable of closing out matches in straight sets these days. Despite getting to ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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