Welcome to Upset City for the Top-Tiered in Women’s Tennis: Indian Wells

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Published: March 16, 2010

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Justine Henin goes down in straight sets in her second-round match! Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova loses her opening salvo! Feisty Chinese player Jie Zheng clobbers favored Maria Sharapova! 

Kim Clijsters is sent packing by Alisa Kleybanova in a third-round thriller! Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ousts No. 3 seed Victoria Azarenka!

It is like watching the air burst from a balloon, allowing the deflating latex to spiral around the room once in a final spurt of glory before coming to land limp and lifeless on the turf. 

So goes the WTA’s top seeds as well as those “comeback” players expected to win at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

To set the proper mood for this much-anticipated Masters Series event, Venus and top-ranked Serena Williams boycotted the tournament for the ninth consecutive year. Dinara Safina pulled out early with a persistent back injury. That propelled world No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova into the top spot as the No. 1 seed as action got under way.

 

Svetlana Kuznetsova’s Quarter

After earning a first-round bye, Kuznetsova met Carla Suarez Navarro in the second round—a match Kuznetsova lost, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. The Russian was unable to fight back against the Spaniard, even after winning the second set in compelling fashion.

Kuznetsova lacked match fitness in facing Navarro who seemed much sharper and moved much better. Kuznetsova could not find the mental edge she needed as the No. 1 seed in this major tournament.

That should have opened things up for Clijsters in the upper half of the Kuznetsova quarter as the Belgian faced Russian Kleybanova in the third round. It was the Russian who edged Clijsters, however, at the finish line, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, to advance. Now Navarro faces Kleybanova for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Sitting in the bottom half of this quarter is Jelena Jankovic, who hung on to defeat Sara Err...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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