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BNP Paribas Open – Tuesday Results, Wednesday Schedule

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BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, CA, USA
March 6-17, 2013
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Tuesday, March 12, 2013
WTA Singles – Fourth Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 63 61
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 75 60
(13) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 61 46 75
(4) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (Q) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 64 75
(5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (19) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 62 63
(6) Sara Errani (ITA) d. (9) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 63 62
(7) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (24) Mona Barthel (GER) 46 62 63
(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (10) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 76(3) 63

WTA Doubles – Quarterfinals
(4) Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Chan/Husarova (TPE/SVK) 76(3) 46 107 (Match TB)
Date-Krumm/Dellacqua (JPN/AUS) d. Dushevina/Panova (RUS/RUS) 62 64

ATP Singles – Third Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [31] G Dimitrov (BUL) 76(4) 61
[3] A Murray (GBR) d Y Lu (TPE) 63 62
[7] J Del Potro (ARG) d B Phau (GER) 62 75
[8] J Tsonga (FRA) d [32] M Fish (USA) 76(4) 76(0)
[19] T Haas (GER) d [11] N Almagro (ESP) 63 67(2) 76(2) – Saved 1 M.P.
[17] M Raonic (CAN) d [12] M Cilic (CRO) 36 64 63
C Berlocq (ARG) d [16] K Nishikori (JPN) 62 62
[23] S Querrey (USA) d M Matosevic (AUS) 76(5) 67(7) 75

ATP Doubles – Quarter-finals
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d L Kubot (POL) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) 67(4) 64 10-7

ATP Doubles – Second Round
A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d [2] M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) 63 62
I Dodig (CRO) / M Melo (BRA) d G Dimitrov (BUL) / F Nielsen (DEN) 67(1) 61 10-8
C Fleming (GBR) / P Hanley (AUS) d [Alt] P Andujar (ESP) / D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 63 62

SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH, 2013

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
[13] G Simon (FRA) vs K Anderson (RSA) – ATP

Not Before 1:30 PM
[5] P Kvitova (CZE) vs [13] M Kirilenko (RUS) – WTA
[18] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs [2] R Federer (SUI) – ATP
[5] R Nadal (ESP) vs [Q] E Gulbis (LAT) – ATP

Not Before 7:00 PM
[6] S Errani (ITA) vs [2] M Sharapova (RUS) – WTA

Not Before 8:30 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [23] S Querrey (USA) – ATP

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
T Huey (PHI) / J Janowicz (POL) vs [WC] J Blake (USA) / M Fish (USA) – ATP
[17] M Raonic (CAN) vs [8] J Tsonga (FRA) – ATP
[6] T Berdych (CZE) vs [10] R Gasquet (FRA) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[3] A Murray (GBR) vs C Berlocq (ARG) – ATP
[19] T Haas (GER) vs [7] J Del Potro (ARG) – ATP

STADIUM 3 start 2:00 pm
[3] N Petrova (RUS) / K Srebotnik (SLO) vs [6] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / J Zheng (CHN) – WTA

Not Before 4:00 PM
S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) vs I Dodig (CRO) / M Melo (BRA) – ATP
S Hsieh (TPE) / S Peng (CHN) vs D Hantuchova (SVK) / A Medina Garrigues (ESP) – WTA
C Fleming (GBR) / P Hanley (AUS) vs A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) – ATP

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Djokovic Win Streak up to 20: Faces Last Man to Beat Him – Querrey Next

Novak Djokovic at BNP Paribas Open players' party

 

(March 12, 2013) Novak Djokovic‘s win streak has hit 20 dating back to October 2012 with his 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over Grigor Dimitrov to reach the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday in Indian Wells, California.

The World No. 1 was forced to come back from a 2-5 deficit in the first set when Dimitrov’s serve began to fail. The Bulgarian hit 6 double faults including 4 in one game.

Djokovic moves on to play Sam Querrey, the last man to beat him back on October 31. Querrey beat Marinko Matosevic 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 7-5.

“It’s been a long time, Djokovic said. “It’s been a few months and I played a few tournaments since then.  So, you know, I don’t think it’s going to affect me negatively in a psychological way.

“I won four, five times against him.  Yes, he has won the last encounter indoors.  Different circumstances and conditions.  So we’ll see, you know.

“I mean, we’ll play in front of his crowd and he has a big serve and big game and he can come up with the goods when needed.  He loves to play also on a big stage.  We’ll see, you know.

“I don’t know if we’re going to play day or night match, and that’s going to also make a little difference.

“During the night it’s a bit slower, so we’ll see how that goes.  I will need to definitely start better than I have done today, and try to step into the court a little bit more.”

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“It was tough,” Querrey said of the match versus Matosevic.  “Last couple of weeks those are the matches that I lost.  It feels great to get through it.

“You know, there was four breaks to start the third set there, and, you know, I was glad I just battled through it.  I didn’t feel I played unbelievable, but I just stuck around, stuck around, got a break at 5‑All, and then closed it out with some good serves.

“So I was really happy, and I feel like I can only play better than that in my next round.”

Querrey spoke about playing Djokovic next; “I’m just going to hopefully play well, hopefully be aggressive, hopefully on those break points, deuce points, you know, have some balls go my way.

“I’m going to try and just enjoy it out there.”

“He does everything really well:  Unbelievable forehand; unbelievable backhand; moves around the court great; returns great.  It’s tough to pick on something.

“I might have to go outside of my comfort zone a little bit and do things I don’t like to do, and hopefully it will pay off for me.

With John Isner’s early loss, Querrey will become the top-ranked American man when the next rankings come out.

“It means a lot,” Querrey said.  It’s a great feeling.  I feel like I have worked hard to earn it.  Everyone seems like they’ve got their shot with Andy and Mardy and James and John, and so I feel like it’s my turn now.

“But, you know, those guys are right on my heels and we will keep pushing each other.  I know they want it, too.  Hopefully we will just keep pushing each other and we can all keep moving up the rankings.”

Djokovic has a 4-1 record against Querrey.

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Doubles Delight in the Desert – Part 1

Murray Murray

By Jennifer Knapp

INDIAN WELLS, California -The BNP Paribas Open has a long-standing reputation amongst other tournaments, fans, media, etc. for fantastic ATP doubles fields year after year.  It’s a place where you are apt to see many of the top ranked men’s singles players pairing up with friends and or fellow countrymen along with the top doubles specialists in the world – something for everyone.  The fact that most of the matches are played on the smaller show courts gives the ever passionate crowd the opportunity to see some of their favorite players up close and personal – and that is worth the sometimes very long lines to secure a coveted seat in the stands.

 

As a long-time attendee of the tournament, I have seen some absolutely amazing doubles over the years and I made a conscious decision this year to watch as many matches as I could manage to fit in while I was in town. Seeing that Saturday’s doubles’ schedule on Court 7 included such names as Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, James Blake and Mardy Fish, I made that my destination and knew that once I found a seat, I was committed for the afternoon.  Thankfully the one I found was in the shade.  Just for the record, Court 7 with a capacity of 2,200 was packed the entire afternoon and the only way to get in was for someone to come out.  No joke.

 

First up was Feliciano López and Milos Raonic versus 3rd seeds Mahesh Bhupathi  and Daniel Nestor. López and Raonic teamed up in the desert for the first time in 2011 but did not compete last year. Bhupathi and Nestor, a newly formed partnership this year are both former number ones and Nestor, the oldest player in the tournament at 40, is a 4-time winner (2006, 2005, 2002 & 1996) with Mark Knowles. Powerful serves versus experience and finesse.   And neither team disappointed with only one break of serve in the entire match.  The energetic crowd clearly appreciated the level of tennis being played on court and were absolutely mesmerized by Raonic’s multiple 140+ mph serves which included a 144 that was nearly impossible to see.  Bhupathi and Nestor’s reaction was priceless as they held their hands up to the sky, smiled and shook their heads.   Lopez’s strong serving (he and Raonic combined for 15 aces) and net play definitely made a difference in the score lines they won the match 6-4, 7-6(4)

 

Anyone standing in line that thought they would be able to get seat in-between matches was quickly disappointed as the packed crowd was anxiously awaiting the next match featuring Andy Murray and Jamie Murray versus the 5th seeds, Robert Lindstedt and Nenad Zimonjic  (another new partnership in 2013). It was Andy’s first hard court match since the Australian Open and the crowd was anxious to see the 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and U.S. Open Champion up close and personal.  On paper, Lindstedt and Zimonjic were clearly the stronger pair with 64 doubles titles between them but on court, it was a different story. Another seeded team goes down in the first round as the Murray brothers end up on top, 6-4, 4-6, 10-4.

 

Andy took some time after the match to sign quite a few autographs.  I have to say that seeing the total exuberance on the children’s faces after he signed their ball, ticket or program was absolutely precious.  The Indian Wells tournament is also known for providing fans with better access to the players and the smaller courts are the best place to capitalize.

 

Up next were local fan favorites and long-time friends James Blake and Mardy Fish (in his first match after 182 days off tour) taking on the Spanish pair of David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco who are fresh off of 5 tour titles together in 2012.  Mardy and James took control of the match early and it was clear that they were comfortable on the court together.  With the majority of the full-to-capacity crowd behind them, they cruised to a somewhat routine win 6-4, 6-4.  It was so great to see both of them healthy and back on the court in Indian Wells.

 

So, after 3 matches and about 5 hours, my time on Court 7 was done for the day.  Without a doubt, it was worth every single minute! One day down, four to go.

 

On a side note – check out this great video that the BNP Paribas Open team shot with Robert and Nenad a few days ago…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jp5-_G9D5o

Jennifer Knapp is covering the BNP Paribas Open for Tennis Panorama News. Follow the updates on twitter at @TennisNewsTPN.

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BNP Paribas Open – Monday Results, Tuesday Schedule

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BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, CA, USA
March 6-17, 2013
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Monday, March 11, 2013
WTA Singles – Third Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (28) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 36 63 60
(4) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (30) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 61 76(4)
(7) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (32) Peng Shuai (CHN) 63 36 62
(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (29) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 62 61
(10) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (21) Julia Goerges (GER) 61 62
(24) Mona Barthel (GER) d. (11) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 61 36 60
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. Jamie Hampton (USA) 60 76(4)
(Q) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 64 60

WTA Doubles – Second round
(6) Llagostera Vives/Zheng (ESP/CHN) d. Begu/Rosolska (ROU/POL) 76 (2) 63
Hantuchova/Medina Garrigues (SVK/ESP) d. Black/Rodionova (ZIM/AUS) 61 63
Chan/Husarova (TPE/SVK) d. Erakovic/Watson (NZL/GBR) 46 63 105 (Match TB)

ATP Singles – Third Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d I Dodig (CRO) 63 61
[5] R Nadal (ESP) d L Mayer (ARG) w/o (back)
[6] T Berdych (CZE) d [27] F Mayer (GER) 64 61
[10] R Gasquet (FRA) d [24] J Janowicz (POL) 61 64
[13] G Simon (FRA) d B Paire (FRA) 36 76(5) 64
[18] S Wawrinka (SUI) d L Hewitt (AUS) 64 75
[Q] E Gulbis (LAT) d [20] A Seppi (ITA) 57 63 64
K Anderson (RSA) d J Nieminen (FIN) 63 61

ATP Doubles – Second Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 63 63
L Kubot (POL) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) d J Benneteau (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) 62 62
S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) d J Cabal (COL) / F Mayer (GER) 64 64
T Huey (PHI) / J Janowicz (POL) d [WC] A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) 63 75
[WC] J Blake (USA) / M Fish (USA) d F Lopez (ESP) / M Raonic (CAN) 63 63

SCHEDULE – TUESDAY, 12 MARCH, 2013

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
[32] M Fish (USA) vs [8] J Tsonga (FRA) – ATP

Not Before 1:00 PM
L Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) vs [2] M Sharapova (RUS) – WTA
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [31] G Dimitrov (BUL) – ATP

Not Before 4:30 PM
[1] V Azarenka (BLR) vs U Radwanska (POL) – WTA

Not Before 7:00 PM
[3] A Murray (GBR) vs Y Lu (TPE) – ATP

Not Before 8:30 PM
[10] N Petrova (RUS) vs [8] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
[6] S Errani (ITA) vs [9] M Bartoli (FRA) – WTA
[23] S Querrey (USA) vs M Matosevic (AUS) – ATP
C Berlocq (ARG) vs [16] K Nishikori (JPN) – ATP
B Phau (GER) vs [7] J Del Potro (ARG) – ATP
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs L Kubot (POL) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) – ATP
A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) vs [2] M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) – ATP

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
[12] M Cilic (CRO) vs [17] M Raonic (CAN) – ATP
[11] N Almagro (ESP) vs [19] T Haas (GER) – ATP
[13] M Kirilenko (RUS) vs [3] A Radwanska (POL) – WTA

Not Before 4:30 PM
[24] M Barthel (GER) vs [7] S Stosur (AUS) – WTA
[4] A Kerber (GER) vs [Q] G Muguruza (ESP) – WTA
I Dodig (CRO) / M Melo (BRA) vs G Dimitrov (BUL) / F Nielsen (DEN) – After Suitable Rest

COURT 7 start 11:00 am
K Date-Krumm (JPN) / C Dellacqua (AUS) vs V Dushevina (RUS) / A Panova (RUS) – WTA
[5] P Kvitova (CZE) vs [19] K Zakopalova (CZE) – WTA
H Chan (TPE) / J Husarova (SVK) vs [4] E Makarova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS) – WTA
[Alt] P Andujar (ESP) / D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs C Fleming (GBR) / P Hanley (AUS) – ATP

 

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Stosur Building Confidence, Comes Back to Beat Peng

Sam Stosur interview

By Curt Janka

(March 11, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, California – Sam Stosur had to dig deep and come from behind in the third set to beat Shuai Peng 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Peng may have been a familiar opponent, but the match was much more tightly contested than their lopsided head-to-head record would suggest. Stosur has now beaten Peng all 5 times they have met.

Sam Stosur

Sam Stosur

Asked if her previous record against Peng helped when the match was close, Stosur responded “Not necessarily, but I guess knowing that in the back of your head it does give you a little bit of comfort knowing that, ok, I’ve had success against her. There’s something about my game she doesn’t like and if I can get back to that then I’m in with a good shot.” However, she also added “You’ve got to stay focused on the match at hand. Having won those four doesn’t mean you’re going to win five.”

That was certainly true today when Peng upped her level of play in the second set, grabbing an early lead. Stosur fought her way close to breaking back, but couldn’t convert against her determined opponent.

Shuai Peng

Shuai Peng

Again in the third set, Stosur found herself down an early break. “When I lost serve early in that third, I knew that I really had to step it up,” she said. “I wasn’t playing bad, but I probably wasn’t doing enough. Then I played two really good games to get back on track, and then those last four, which I was really happy with.”

Stosur next faces the winner of a later match between Ana Ivanovic and Mona Barthel. Asked who she would prefer to play, Stosur said, “I’ve played Ana quite a few times—had some success, had some close matches—but I’ve never played Mona. I know Ana very well, I don’t know Mona so much, so I’ll take a little bit of a look at that one.”

Over Stosur’s career, her wins seem to come in patches when her confidence is elevated. This year got off to a rocky start, but it appears that she is starting to accrue confidence, reaching the quarterfinals in Doha and Dubai. The setting here in Indian Wells also seems to add to her comfort level.

“I do feel like I’m in a good spot at the moment. I feel like the conditions here suit my game. I’ve made it to the semis here one time. I do feel like I’ve played really good matches here and I’ve won the doubles as well. I think getting through a mach like today is really important for me.”

On the topic of doubles, Stosur was in that draw as well this year, playing with Lisa Raymond, until they ran into her countrywoman Casey Dellacqua. Asked what it was like losing to another Aussie, Stosur smiled wide and said, “I’m disappointed to lose not matter who I’m playing, but I guess if it’s Case, and she can go through, hopefully they can do very well.”

Stosur didn’t have a steady doubles partner lined up at the beginning of the year, but  she said, “Lisa’s partner that she was signed up with pulled out after Australia, so I said that I would play the Middle East, here and Miami. Now actually we’re going to go through and play the Slams together and a few other events. We’ll play a little bit more and hopefully we can do well.”

More wins in doubles could only add to her growing confidence in singles and bodes well for the rest of the season.

While it was a little cooler here earlier in the week, today was hot and sunny, which seems to be Stosur’s preference. Since spring is almost underway here and summer is just ending back in her Australian home, does she ever get to experience the winter season?

“I don’t typically like the cold too much,” Stosur laughed. “Tennis players follow the summer around the world. This is a really nice part of the year at home in Australia that I’m never home to experience, but this isn’t too bad either.”

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BNP Paribas Open – Sunday Results, Monday Schedule

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BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, CA, USA
March 6-17, 2013
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Sunday, March 10, 2013
WTA Singles – Third Round
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (25) Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 75 63
(3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (27) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 67(3) 63 64
(5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (Q) Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 62 76(5)
(6) Sara Errani (ITA) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 63 61
(9) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 64 63
(19) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (12) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 64 75
(13) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (Q) Mallory Burdette (USA) 63 46 62
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) d. (14) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 26 64 64

WTA Doubles – Second Round
(3) Petrova/Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d. (WC) Jankovic/Lucic-Baroni (SRB/CRO) 62 76(4)
(4) Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Goerges/Shvedova (GER/KAZ) 62 76(4)
Date-Krumm/Dellacqua (JPN/AUS) d. Raymond/Stosur (USA/AUS) 61 46 106 (Match TB)

ATP Singles – Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d F Fognini (ITA) 60 57 62
[3] A Murray (GBR) d E Donskoy (RUS) 57 62 62
[7] J Del Potro (ARG) d N Davydenko (RUS) 63 64
[8] J Tsonga (FRA) d [WC] J Blake (USA) 76(6) 64
[11] N Almagro (ESP) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 75 61
[12] M Cilic (CRO) d A Ramos (ESP) 76(7) 62
M Matosevic (AUS) d [14] J Monaco (ARG) 75 60
[16] K Nishikori (JPN) d [Q] P Petzschner (GER) 63 62
[19] T Haas (GER) d P Andujar (ESP) 63 76(0)
C Berlocq (ARG) d [22] A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 67(5) 63
[23] S Querrey (USA) d [Q] I Karlovic (CRO) 63 64
B Phau (GER) d [25] J Chardy (FRA) 62 26 64
Y Lu (TPE) d [26] M Klizan (SVK) 76(5) 76(5)
[31] G Dimitrov (BUL) d [Q] M Ebden (AUS) 64 64
[32] M Fish (USA) d [Q] B Reynolds (USA) 63 36 64

ATP Doubles – First Round
J Benneteau (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) d [8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 64 76(4)
J Cabal (COL) / F Mayer (GER) d M Klizan (SVK) / A Seppi (ITA) 62 64
T Huey (PHI) / J Janowicz (POL) d [Alt] V Hanescu (ROU) / F Moser (GER) 64 64
[Alt] P Andujar (ESP) / D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d B Paire (FRA) / S Wawrinka (SUI) 46 62 10-8
A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d R Haase (NED) / G Simon (FRA) 62 62

SCHEDULE – MONDAY, 11 MARCH, 2013

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
[4] A Kerber (GER) vs [30] Y Wickmayer (BEL) – WTA
[5] R Nadal (ESP) vs L Mayer (ARG) – ATP

Not Before 2:30 PM
[29] E Vesnina (RUS) vs [8] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA
I Dodig (CRO) vs [2] R Federer (SUI) – ATP

Not Before 7:00 PM
[1] V Azarenka (BLR) vs [28] K Flipkens (BEL) – WTA

Not Before 8:30 PM
L Hewitt (AUS) vs [18] S Wawrinka (SUI) – ATP

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
J Nieminen (FIN) vs K Anderson (RSA) – ATP
[20] A Seppi (ITA) vs [Q] E Gulbis (LAT) – ATP
[6] T Berdych (CZE) vs [27] F Mayer (GER) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[11] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs [24] M Barthel (GER) – WTA
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) – ATP
[WC] A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) vs T Huey (PHI) / J Janowicz (POL) – ATP

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
[10] N Petrova (RUS) vs [21] J Goerges (GER) – WTA
[32] S Peng (CHN) vs [7] S Stosur (AUS) – WTA
[24] J Janowicz (POL) vs [10] R Gasquet (FRA) – ATP
[13] G Simon (FRA) vs B Paire (FRA) – ATP
J Hampton (USA) vs U Radwanska (POL) – WTA

COURT 7 start 11:00 am
[Q] G Muguruza (ESP) vs M Rybarikova (SVK) – WTA
C Black (ZIM) / A Rodionova (AUS) vs D Hantuchova (SVK) / A Medina Garrigues (ESP) – WTA
[WC] J Blake (USA) / M Fish (USA) vs F Lopez (ESP) / M Raonic (CAN) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
L Kubot (POL) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) vs J Benneteau (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) – ATP – After Suitable Rest

COURT 8 start 11:00 am
M Erakovic (NZL) / H Watson (GBR) vs H Chan (TPE) / J Husarova (SVK) – WTA
I Begu (ROU) / A Rosolska (POL) vs [6] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / J Zheng (CHN) – WTA

Not Before 5:00 PM
S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) vs J Cabal (COL) / F Mayer (GER) – ATP – After Suitable Rest

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Del Potro Starts Slowly, Eases Past Davydenko

Del Potro

By Curt Janka

(March 10, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, California – Nikolay Davydenko can be a dangerous floater in any draw, but that worry never seemed to occur to a nonplussed Juan Martin Del Potro as the Argentine casually notched a 6-3, 6-4 win. Despite conceding a break at the beginning of both sets, Del Potro hardly appeared concerned as he gradually wore down the defenses of Davydenko.

Del Potro looked downright sluggish at the opening of the match and quickly found himself trailing 0-2. The crowd didn’t gasp at a booming Del Potro forehand until the seventh game, and that one was out.  Still, for the stretches of the match that Del Potro reined in his errors, he was able to force his opponent to start missing.

Looking ahead in the brackets, he will need to get in gear more quickly against the likes of Nicolas Almagro, should they meet in the quarterfinals.

Similarly, Marin Cilic looked unfazed by Albert Ramos in their earlier match. The opening set was tightly contested, but the second set quickly got away from Ramos as Cilic walked away with a 7-6(7), 6-2 win. Neither player faced a break point until the second set. Then Cilic earned two consecutive breaks to secure an insurmountable lead.

Throughout their match, Cilic played safe, but deep balls while it was Ramos going for the bigger shots, win or lose. In the end, Ramos was hitting more errors than winners. Cilic was content to punch his time card and advance to the next round where he will face a tougher opponent in Milos Raonic.

Curt Janka is covering the BNP Paribas Open for Tennis Panorama News. Follow his tournament updates @TennisNewsTPN. Follow his personal twitter @CurtJanka.

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BNP Paribas Open – Saturday Results, Sunday Schedule

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BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, CA, USA
March 6-17, 2013
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Saturday, March 9, 2013
WTA Singles – Second Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 64 61
(4) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 62
(7) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (WC) Madison Keys (USA) 63 64
(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 64 36 63
(10) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (LL) Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 62 63
(11) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (WC) Taylor Townsend (USA) 61 62
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. (15) Sloane Stephens (USA) 63 64
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. (16) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 62 46 62
(Q) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) d. (17) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 16 64
Jamie Hampton (USA) d. (20) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 63 63
(21) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 63 63
(24) Mona Barthel (GER) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) 61 64
(28) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 46 64 63
(29) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (WC) Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 36 75 61
(30) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (Q) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 36 63 62
(32) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 60 46 63

WTA Doubles – Second Round
Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. (1) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 62 63
Dushevina/Panova (RUS/RUS) d. (2) Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) 64 76(4)

ATP Singles – Second Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d D Istomin (UZB) 62 63
K Anderson (RSA) d [4] D Ferrer (ESP) 36 64 63
[5] R Nadal (ESP) d R Harrison (USA) 76(3) 62
[6] T Berdych (CZE) d [Q] M Zverev (GER) 62 64
[Q] E Gulbis (LAT) d [9] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 62 60
[10] R Gasquet (FRA) d B Tomic (AUS) 76(1) 62
[13] G Simon (FRA) d P Lorenzi (ITA) 63 36 75
L Hewitt (AUS) d [15] J Isner (USA) 67(6) 63 64
[18] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] W Odesnik (USA) 36 62 61
[20] A Seppi (ITA) d [Q] D Brands (GER) 75 64
B Paire (FRA) d [21] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 64 62
[24] J Janowicz (POL) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 76(4) 46 63
[27] F Mayer (GER) d D Goffin (BEL) 64 62
I Dodig (CRO) d [28] J Benneteau (FRA) 64 62
J Nieminen (FIN) d [29] F Verdasco (ESP) 61 60
L Mayer (ARG) d [30] M Youzhny (RUS) 62 63

ATP Doubles – First Round
[2] M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) d N Almagro (ESP) / P Petzschner (GER) 62 62
F Lopez (ESP) / M Raonic (CAN) d [3] M Bhupathi (IND) / D Nestor (CAN) 64 76(4)
[WC] A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) d [5] R Lindstedt (SWE) / N Zimonjic (SRB) 64 46 10-4
S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) d [Alt] F Fognini (ITA) / V Troicki (SRB) 64 64
[WC] J Blake (USA) / M Fish (USA) d D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) 64 64
C Fleming (GBR) / P Hanley (AUS) d T Haas (GER) / X Malisse (BEL) 64 76(4)

SCHEDULE – SUNDAY, 10 MARCH, 2013

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
[32] M Fish (USA) vs [Q] B Reynolds (USA) – ATP
[3] A Murray (GBR) vs E Donskoy (RUS) – ATP

Not Before 2:30 PM
[25] C Suarez Navarro (ESP) vs [2] M Sharapova (RUS) – WTA
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs F Fognini (ITA) – ATP

Not Before 7:00 PM
[WC] J Blake (USA) vs [8] J Tsonga (FRA) – ATP

Not Before 8:30 PM
S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [9] M Bartoli (FRA) – WTA

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
[6] S Errani (ITA) vs J Larsson (SWE) – WTA
[12] M Cilic (CRO) vs A Ramos (ESP) – ATP
N Davydenko (RUS) vs [7] J Del Potro (ARG) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[27] S Cirstea (ROU) vs [3] A Radwanska (POL) – WTA
[23] S Querrey (USA) vs [Q] I Karlovic (CRO) – ATP

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
M Matosevic (AUS) vs [14] J Monaco (ARG) – ATP
[13] M Kirilenko (RUS) vs [Q] M Burdette (USA) – WTA
[11] N Almagro (ESP) vs D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) – ATP
[Q] P Petzschner (GER) vs [16] K Nishikori (JPN) – ATP
[5] P Kvitova (CZE) vs [Q] L Tsurenko (UKR) – WTA

COURT 7 start 11:00 am
[19] K Zakopalova (CZE) vs [12] D Cibulkova (SVK) – WTA
[22] A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs C Berlocq (ARG) – ATP
P Andujar (ESP) vs [19] T Haas (GER) – ATP
J Benneteau (FRA) / R Gasquet (FRA) vs [8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) – ATP
[Q] M Ebden (AUS) vs [31] G Dimitrov (BUL) – ATP

COURT 8 start 11:00 am
[25] J Chardy (FRA) vs B Phau (GER) – ATP
Y Lu (TPE) vs [26] M Klizan (SVK) – ATP
L Raymond (USA) / S Stosur (AUS) vs K Date-Krumm (JPN) / C Dellacqua (AUS) – WTA
[14] R Vinci (ITA) vs L Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) – WTA
M Klizan (SVK) / A Seppi (ITA) vs J Cabal (COL) / F Mayer (GER) – ATP

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
[3] N Petrova (RUS) / K Srebotnik (SLO) vs [WC] J Jankovic (SRB) / M Lucic-Baroni (CRO) – WTA
[7] J Melzer (AUT) / L Paes (IND) vs B Paire (FRA) / S Wawrinka (SUI) – ATP
J Goerges (GER) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs [4] E Makarova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS) – WTA
[Alt] V Hanescu (ROU) / F Moser (GER) vs T Huey (PHI) / J Janowicz (POL) – ATP
R Haase (NED) / G Simon (FRA) vs A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) – ATP

 

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Nadal Returns to Hardcourt with Indian Wells Win; Still Unhappy with 25-Second Rule

 

Rafael Nadal

(March 9, 2013) No. 5 Rafael Nadal returned to the hardcourt for first time in almost a year by defeating American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the  second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Saturday.

The Spaniard had been off the tour with a left knee injury for seven months and last played on a hardcourt in Miami in late match 2012. He returned to the tennis tour last month on the clay court ”Golden Swing” in Latin America where he went 12-1 with two titles.

Nadal stormed off to a 4-1 lead against Harrison. The 20-year-old American came back to even the set, which Nadal took in a tiebreak.

 

After the match Nadal was happy with his play.

 

“Well, I am satisfied to be in the next round,” Nadal said.  “That’s the most important thing.  I am satisfied to be here playing at Indian Wells.  Two weeks ago, two weeks before, I didn’t really know if I would be here playing.

I am happy to be here.  I am happy to be in the third round.  Good victory for me today against a good opponent.”

 

“My physical performance needs to improve,” Nadal added.  “My movements need to improve.  Matches like this help me, for sure, no?

“Today more than any result, any victory is important for me because that gives me the chance to play another day.  That’s what I need, play matches.  I need to compete.  I really, you know, want to compete, and I need.

“So that’s the only way to win matches without playing fantastic.  That’s the only way to play very well in a short period of time.”

 

Nadal was questioned about the new 25 rule which forces players to speed up their actions in-between points. Nadal is still not pleased with the new rule.

 

“I played much faster, no?, he said.  “And I am doing because somebody very smart puts a new rule that is a disaster, in my opinion.  Not in places like here that is dry, you know, not very humid place, but is completely disaster when we are playing in tournaments like Acapulco, Brazil, or Chile.”

 

“Sorry,” Nadal continued.  “I cannot support that, because for so many facts in my opinion the rule is wrong.  First thing, because the rules go against the great points of tennis.

“Because if you see the highlights of the end of the season, I didn’t see not one highlight, the best points of the season, I did not see not one ace.

“The best points of the season are long rallies and amazing points.  With this 25 seconds, you play a long rally and you think you can play another long rally next point?  No.  So go against the good tennis.

“So the guy who really accepted this rule was not very smart, in my opinion.  Even if you don’t have time for the TV to repeat a good point, and then the referee, I don’t know what he’s doing on his chair.  We can play without referee 100%.  The lines on every line, Hawk‑Eye, now 25 seconds.  He don’t have to analyze nothing.  He just have to put the clock and that’s it.  Then we can play.  Put the clock on court and play without umpire, because it’s not necessary anymore because the umpire is not enough good to analyze if the match is being hard, if somebody is losing time, penalize him with a warning.

“If both players are going the same way because you are playing a great point and you need to rest 40 seconds after the point, we don’t need anymore umpire.  That’s my feeling.  You know what I did?  Maybe somebody ‑‑ maybe nobody did at the ATP, but I went back to my matches, great matches, in Grand Slams, playing long rallies in big tournaments, and when you play like a 30 points, you know, 30‑shots rally, 40‑shots rally like final of Roland Garros, like final of Australia, like final of any good tournament, you know, how much time we rested?

“You have to see the third set of the US Open 2011 against Djokovic, and you tell me if the crowd was very happy about what happened in that set or not, and tell me if with this new rule that can happen again.  Please.”

Nadal will play Leonardo Mayer in the third round.

 

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Nadal, Federer, Hampton, Keys and Anderson on Notes and Quotes from the BNP Paribas Open

 Jamie Hampton

(March 9, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, CA – a few quotes from post-match news conferences from the BNP Paribas Open.

 

Jamie Hampton calls herself “boring.”

 

Q.  And you’re a little bit under the radar screen.  If someone came up to you and said, Hey, what’s the coolest thing about Jamie Hamilton, what would you say?

JAMIE HAMPTON:  I’m pretty boring, actually.  I wouldn’t consider myself cool at all.

Q.  Oh, come on.

JAMIE HAMPTON:  No, really.

Q.  Why is that?

JAMIE HAMPTON:  My life pretty much revolves around tennis.  I eat, sleep, and dink tennis.  There is not too much time for anything else for me.

I have to take care of my back and body.  That’s a full‑time job in itself.  To add tennis on top of that…

Q.  In the small sliver of time that you’re spending that you’re not playing tennis, what are you doing?

JAMIE HAMPTON:  Sleeping.

Q.  TV, sleeping?  Do you know who won the Oscar for best picture?

JAMIE HAMPTON:  Argon.

Q.  Close.  Argo.

JAMIE HAMPTON:  Argo.  I said Argon, didn’t I?  Dang it.  Okay.

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Madison Keys on baking and candy.

 

Q.  Outside of listening to every country music station that’s on the radio, what do you do on your off time when you’re not killing yourself on the court?

MADISON KEYS:  I love baking, which I have to get it out of my house as soon as I bake it or else I’m going to eat it all.  But I like baking.  I have little sisters, so I hang out with them all the time, so…

I feel like I don’t really have off time, though.  When I do have off time I’m usually having to do homework still, so…

Q.  Favorite go‑to dish baking‑wise?

MADISON KEYS:  Oreo cheesecake cupcakes.  They’re so good.

Q.  Is that the one you put on your Facebook?

MADISON KEYS:  Those were just cupcakes.  The Oreo cheesecake cupcakes you put an Oreo on the bottom and fill the top with Oreo cheesecake.  They’re just in little muffin tins.  They’re delicious.

Q.  So when you break through and win a big, big tournament, will you promise to give us a round of cheesecake?

MADISON KEYS:  I was actually going to make them in Miami and bring them.  If I see you around, I will give you one.

Q.  Ever tried Sugarpova before?

MADISON KEYS:  I have, and it’s delicious.  Every time I see Max walking around with a bag of it, I’m like, Is there one for me?

Q.  Can you imagine getting a little of Maria’s candy into your baking?

MADISON KEYS:  That could be good.  Now I’m going to think about it.

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Kevin Anderson a member of the ATP Council on the 25-second rule

 

KEVIN ANDERSON:  Well, we’ll be meeting next week in Miami, so we will be getting an update on that.

I think it’s a good rule.  I think it’s always tough because it’s not like ‑‑ I mean, you have to sometimes take into consideration, you know, extenuating circumstances.  If you play like an incredibly long point or the ball kids ‑‑ maybe the ball goes out or something.

Just from the standpoint I think it’s a good rule.  It makes it fair for everybody.  But I have heard ‑‑ as the year has gone on, some guys are saying it’s getting a bit more lax.  There aren’t as many time violations going on out there.  I just heard a couple guys saying with different matches some people are sticking to the rule and some people aren’t.

It’s a work in progress, so hopefully after Miami we will be able to sort of assess where it’s at and see what other people are feeling.  I mean, just have to go from there.

Asked about if he’s in favor of a shot clock

 

KEVIN ANDERSON:  Yeah, and when we implemented the rule at the US Open we chatted about that a bit, whether there is an affordability issue.

Also, I don’t think it’s ‑‑ it’s one of those things where there are sometimes circumstances that come up that you do need more than the 25 seconds that’s out of your control.

But if there is a shot clock there it might make things trickier.  I don’t think it’s like basketball where the time continues all the time.  You are waiting for other people.  That would be something we’d have to have a trial or something to see how that would work out.

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Federer on Nadal

 

Q.  What will be a sign on a hard court that he’s (Nadal) playing well?  Anything in particular?

ROGER FEDERER:  Progressing in the draw.  (Laughter.)

 

Yeah, wins don’t lie.

 

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Nadal on hardcourts and Federer

 

 

Q.  Here in America it’s hard court, hard court, hard court.  Do you think there should be more clay court tournaments?

RAFAEL NADAL:  I don’t want to say that, because anything that I will say not gonna affect in my career.  That’s not going to change during the years that I will be playing, no?

I think it’s more medical things than players think.  Hard courts are aggressive for the body.

If for the next generations wants to have longer careers and want to finish his careers with better conditions physically, that’s my humble opinion.  ATP have to find a solution and not continue playing more and more tournaments on this surface that is the harder one for the joints and for the knees, for the foot, for the ankles, for the back, for everything.

Q.  You’re the main one who talks about hard courts and wanting to have more tournaments not on hard courts.  Not as many as the other top players discuss that.  Do you think that a lot of players discuss your opinion, or do you think it’s more your personal experience, more you than other people?

RAFAEL NADAL:  Depends.  If you will ask a player who plays fantastic on this court is a thing that ‑‑ sorry.  At the end, we are here.  At the end, it’s an individual game.  At the end, everybody thinks for himself.

And if somebody plays great on this surface, it’s difficult to go against this surface, no?  Is normal that if the volume of the tournaments on hard are more than in the rest of the surfaces, is normal than like the top players of the world, best players of the world, are specialists on hard courts.

So they not gonna go against the hard court.  That’s why I say is not another players’ thing, it’s a medical thing.  Somebody have to think not for today.  I repeat:  I’m not talking about my career.  My career is done.

We gonna finish my career playing on the same or more tournaments on hard, because that’s the dynamic.

But, yes, no, my opinion is for the next generations that something have to change.

 

Q.  Is it kind of amazing how healthy Roger has stayed throughout his career, considering all the hard court tennis he’s played?

RAFAEL NADAL:  No.  It’s amazing?  I don’t think so.  I think, you know, he’s very good.  Don’t take my words because my English is not perfect, no?  But I think he’s very lucky to have this talent, no?  The talent of Roger is amazing, and the things that he’s able to do it, you know, the rest of the ‑‑ all the players, we are not able to play this way.

He win a lot of matches with, you know, short points; win a lot of matches with the serve, with one forehand.

So, you know, that’s why he’s able to keep having big, you know, big career and very long.

That’s amazing thing that’s have a lot of value.  No, nothing to say about that.  He’s great, and for many reason he’s the best of the history, no?

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