WTA: Indian Wells Women’s Tournament Preview

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Published: March 9, 2011

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Everybody who’s anybody will be on hand for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, where the women’s main draw kicks off on Thursday, and action follows for 10 glorious days, leading up to the final on Sunday, March 20 at 11 a.m. 
 
Of the top 32 players in the world, only two aren’t part of the field – injured American sisters Venus and Serena Williams. 

Of course, it wouldn’t really matter if either sister was healthy, since both have boycotted the event ever since the 2001 semifinal between the two when Venus backed out at the last minute with a knee injury, raising eyebrows, and sister Serena was booed in the final against Kim Clijsters.

Jelena Jankovic won the event a year ago, scoring a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki, this year’s top seed. The rest of 2010 was a disappointment for Jankovic, but she seems to have regained that winning form so far in 2011, rising from eighth back to sixth in the rankings and posting an 11-5 record so far this season. 

Woznaicki stands at the top of the top left bracket and should breeze to at least the third round, where she might bump into 2010 surprise quarterfinalist Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, who could use a pick-me-up after starting the year just 4-4. 

Eight-seeded Victoria Azarenka is at the bottom of Wozniacki's bracket, she fell to Martinez Sanchez in the third round a year ago. If she hopes to make it through to the quarterfinals, she'll need to go through the likes of Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Kirilenko, both Wozniacki victims a year ago.

Across the way in the top right bracket, No. 4 Samantha Stosur heads up one end of the pool, with Li Na at the other. Stosur was a semifinalist here a year ago, falling to Jankovic. The Aussie is a sluggish 6-6 to start the sea...
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