Indian Wells 2018

[Wujek Toni]

Wygląda na to, że Fedal skończy karierę z 40+ Szlemami na koncie. Fizycznie nie ma z kim przegrywać już, młodzi się pokończyli, zanim na dobre zaczęli.

[DUN I LOVE]

Wygląda na to, że Fedal skończy karierę z 40+ Szlemami na koncie. Fizycznie nie ma z kim przegrywać już, młodzi się pokończyli, zanim na dobre zaczęli.

Może, chociaż ja uważam, że tutaj DelPo może powalczyć z podmęczonym RF o zwycięstwo.

[Kiefer]

Mnie nie zdziwi porażka Szwajcara z kimkolwiek.
40 szlemów? Daleka droga do tego, chociaż jest to możliwe, bo poziom touru jest żałosny.

[DUN I LOVE]

Ciężko będzie. Novakowi też przepowiadano (przepowiadaliśmy?) jakieś horrendalne liczby, a tymczasem on - w 2 lata od triumfu na RG - ma problem z wygraniem meczu.

[Damian]

BNP Paribas Open Notebook: Sunday, March 11

Spoiler:

Sloane’s Scene
Sloane Stephens admitted that life became somewhat overwhelming at times after her first Grand Slam title, the 2017 US Open. Along with the excitement came added commitments and an eight-match losing streak followed her Flushing Meadows triumph. But with her 6-1, 7-5 victory over Victoria Azarenka on Sunday in a rain-postponed second-round match, the 24-year-old No. 13 seed has now won three of her last four matches and proclaimed “everything’s all good.”

For Stephens, who faces No. 20 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia in the third round, the circumstances surrounding her 2016-17 turnaround — from an 11-month layoff due to a foot injury and subsequent surgery to a Grand Slam title — is still worth mentioning.

“I’m going to listen to my body and make sure that I can do everything possible not to get injured again, and make sure I take care of myself mentally and physically the best way I know how,” she said. “My main priority is just making sure that I’m good and just staying happy.”

Bigger Meaning
Despite his setback in the second-round on Sunday against Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel, five-time tournament champion Novak Djokovic was trying his best to see the big picture. Asked if a cold affected his energy level on a day in which he said it felt like “the first match I ever played on the tour,” he didn’t look for excuses.

“It’s life, you know,” Djokovic said. “God always challenges you when you expect it least. He always throws everything possible at you. I have experienced many times similar situations, so I know that there is always something good in it. You just need to try to set your mind at that frequency…There is a reason everything happens in life.”

Vika Hanging On
Despite her loss Sunday to Sloane Stephens and the ensuing disappointment in her performance, Victoria Azarenka was impressed with one thing. She’s been consumed for the better part of the last eight months with a custody battle involving her 15-month-old son, Leo, which has kept her out of the last two Grand Slam tournaments.

“This whole process, honestly amazes me that I still have my [stuff] together,” Azarenka said. “I really am surprised that [with] the challenges that I have been put through and I’m still going through, I wouldn’t expect myself to be this calm and this positive and this optimistic for this long period of time.

“So there is definitely a lot of things and a lot of strength that I’m finding [in] myself outside of the court. And I need to get confidence back because there is no other way than going out there and failing, getting up, failing, getting up, but just working hard.”

It’s another story, however, to stay concentrated on her job.

“You want to think simple, but then you go out there and sometimes everything becomes more complicated. It’s up to you to just try to stay focused on the moment and what you have to do. Right now, it’s a little bit of a difficult moment for me to do just that.”

Dolehid Strides
Caroline Dolehide plopped down in a small, airless interview room on Sunday night and offered up a weary smile.

“I’m really tired right now, sorry,” she said.

If anyone had a right to be on Sunday, it was the 19-year-old wild card from Hinsdale, Ill., who pushed world No. 1 Simona Halep and wowed the Stadium 1 crowd with a high-energy, all-court game before Halep prevailed in two hours, six minutes, 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2.

“If she stays healthy, her upside is fantastic,” said Hall of Famer and Tennis Channel analyst Martina Navratilova. “I think she can get to the Top 30 by the end of the year if things go well, I really do. Let’s put it this way, Caroline Dolehide played Top-30 tennis today.”

Dolehide, one of a group of young American women who made significant strides in Indian Wells, was playing a Top-20 player for the first time in her career, and was coming off a second-round upset of No. 30 seed Dominika Cibulkova.

Coming into Indian Wells ranked No. 165, she referenced her victory over then-No. 48 Naomi Osaka last summer in Stanford as the impetus for her latest surge.

“It’s something you think about and dream about and it’s kind of crazy how it’s actually happening,” Dolehide said. “After that win against Osaka, it gave me a lot of confidence and kind of showed me I had the right to be there. Ever since then, I’ve been playing freely.”

https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/bnp-par ... -march-11/

[Kiefer]

Ciężko będzie. Novakowi też przepowiadano (przepowiadaliśmy?) jakieś horrendalne liczby, a tymczasem on - w 2 lata od triumfu na RG - ma problem z wygraniem meczu.

Dlatego mimo żałosnego poziomu daleka droga do tego. Novak sam mówił, że chce pobić rekord 17 tytułów Federera, od tamtej pory dołożył jeszcze dwa, Federer trzy. Granica między sukcesem a klęską jest bardzo cienka, przykładów by nie dzielić skóry na niedźwiedziu jest cała masa, równie dobrze to Fedale mogą zaraz się posypać. Cztery szlemy to jednak 1,5-2 lata trzymania formy, biorąc pod uwagę ich wiek to jest sporo.

[DUN I LOVE]

Zdecydowanie. Wystarczy jedno nazwisko, które wyjdzie na kort i wygra z Tobą 3 sety - niby dużo, ale niewiele zarazem.

Więcej nie piszę, bo wejdzie Del Fed i zarzuci mi szukanie kwadratowego koła.

[Damian]

BNP PARIBAS OPEN



Indian Wells - wyniki II rundy turnieju singlowego:

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) d. Federico Delbonis (ITA) 6-3 7-6(6)
[25] Filip Krajinović (SRB) d. [Q] Mitchell Krueger (USA) 6-2 6-2
[20] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d. [Q] Peter Polansky (CAN) 6-1 6-4
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. [16] Fabio Fognini (ITA) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
[12] Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER) 6-1 6-4
[23] Hyeon Chung (KOR) d. Dusan Lajović (SRB) 6-7(9) 6-3 6-3
[30] Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 7-6(4) 6-3
[5] Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-2 3-6 6-3

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Taylor Fritz (USA) d. [27] Andriej Rubliow (RUS) 6-4 7-6(4)
Borna Corić (CRO) d. [19] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-0 6-3
[13] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d. Jared Donaldson (USA) 6-4 6-2
[11] Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP) d. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS) d. [LL] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4
Nicolas Kicker (ARG) d. [26] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 4-6 6-2 6-1
[7] Kevin Anderson (RSA) d. Jewgienij Donskoj (RUS) 7-5 6-4


[8] Jack Sock (USA) d. Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 6-2 7-5
[28] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d. [WC] Ernesto Escobedo (USA) 6-4 6-3
[18] Sam Querrey (USA) d. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-4 7-5
[Q] Yuki Bhambri (IND) d. [9] Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-4 6-4
[Q] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. [14] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 7-5 6-4
[LL] Dudi Sela (ISR) d. [21] Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-4 6-4
[32] Milos Raonic (CAN) d. [Q] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 6-4 6-4
Joao Sousa (POR) d. [4] Alexander Zverev (GER) 7-5 5-7 6-4

[6] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) d. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 6-2 6-1
[29] David Ferrer (ESP) d. [WC] Tennys Sandgren (USA) 6-2 7-6(3)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. [LL] Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 6-4 6-1
[Q] Taro Daniel (JPN) d. [10] Novak Djoković (SRB) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1
Gael Monfils (FRA) d. [15] John Isner (USA) 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 7-5
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) d. [24] Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-3 7-5
[31] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d. [Q] Tim Smyczek (USA) 1-6 6-4 6-4
[2] Marin Cilić (CRO) d. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 7-5 6-3

[Damian]

BNP PARIBAS OPEN



Indian Wells - pary III rundy turnieju singlowego:

[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [25] Filip Krajinović (SRB)
[20] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
[12] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [23] Hyeon Chung (KOR)
[30] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT)

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Taylor Fritz (USA)
Borna Corić (CRO) vs [13] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
[11] Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP) vs Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS)
Nicolas Kicker (USA) vs [7] Kevin Anderson (RSA)

[8] Jack Sock (USA) vs [28] Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
[18] Sam Querrey (USA) vs [Q] Yuki Bhambri (IND)
[Q] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs [LL] Dudi Sela (ISR)
[32] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs Joao Sousa (POR)

[6] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs [29] David Ferrer (ESP)
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs [Q] Taro Daniel (JPN)
Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
[31] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [2] Marin Cilić (CRO)

[DUN I LOVE]

Dobry strzał na połówkę ma Kevin Anderson.

[Damian]

BNP PARIBAS OPEN



Plan gier na poniedziałek:

STADIUM 1 – start o 19:
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) vs [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

Nie przed 21:
[1] Roger Federer (SUI) vs [25] Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
[13] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs [20] Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Taylor Fritz (USA)

Nie przed 3:
[8] Venus Williams (USA) vs Serena Williams (USA)

Nie przed 4:30:
[12] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs [23] Hyeon Chung (KOR)

STADIUM 2 – start o 19:
[7] Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs [26] Daria Gawriłowa (AUS)
[24] Jelena Wiesnina (RUS) vs [10] Angelique Kerber (GER)
Borna Coric (CRO) vs [13] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
[27] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs [4] Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Nie przed 2:
[30] Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT)

STADIUM 3 – start o 19:
[20] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
[WC] Danielle Collins (USA) vs [WC] Sofya Zhuk (RUS)
[11] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS)
Nicolas Kicker (ARG) vs [7] Kevin Anderson (RSA)

[Damian]

Five Things to Watch Monday: Roger, Serena Hold Court

Spoiler:

Venus-Serena XXIX
Their first all-in-the-family match came 20 years ago in Melbourne, big sis (Venus) defeating little sis (Serena), 7-6(4), 6-1, in the second round of the Australian Open. Now 37 and 36, respectively, the Williamses are still going strong. In a Monday afternoon blockbuster in Stadium 1, they’ll meet for the 29th time, a trip to the Round of 16 on the line. (Serena leads the all-time head-to-head, 17-11.) With 30 Grand Slam singles titles between them, there’s never been a sibling rivalry quite like this.

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Roger That
Thanks to his rain-interrupted win over Federico Delbonis, world No. 1 Roger Federer will play for the third day in a row. The 36-year-old Swiss will face Serb Filip Krajinovic in the third round as he chases a record sixth BNP Paribas Open title.

Wonderful Wizard of Woz
Caroline Wozniacki first grabbed the No. 1 ranking back in October 2010, a ballistic baseliner who through 2017 had acquired 27 singles titles. But the dig on the Dane was that she couldn’t win the big one. She was Slam-less through the first decade of her career. It was a burden she carried until January, when she captured the Australian Open and silenced her doubters once and for all. “I’m never going to get that question again. I’m just waiting for the question, ‘When are you going to win the second one?” The 2011 BNP Paribas Open champ, now ranked No. 2, is through to the third round this year, and will kick off the day session in Stadium 1 against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Talkin’ Tennis
Want the inside scoop? Join host Wayne Bryan (father to the dominant doubles duo of Bob and Mike Bryan) and special guests at the Tennis Garden Village Stage for the daily edition of Tennis Talk. Special guests include current ATP/WTA Tour players, as well as legends like Chris Evert.

California Kid
Taylor Fritz has played some of the best tennis of his young career at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. A year after scoring his first Top-10 win, scalping Marin Cilic, the 20-year-old Californian is into the third round, where he will play Spanish vet Fernando Verdasco in Stadium 1.

“I was kind of surprised we were on Stadium 2 [Saturday] with all the big names playing,” Fritz said after his straight-set victory over 20-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev. “So I think that’s the #NextGen thing being pushed.”

https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/five-th ... old-court/

[DUN I LOVE]

Brawa dla organizatorów, Fed o kapitalnej porze.

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Wujek Toni]

Ciężko będzie. Novakowi też przepowiadano (przepowiadaliśmy?) jakieś horrendalne liczby, a tymczasem on - w 2 lata od triumfu na RG - ma problem z wygraniem meczu.

Sprecyzuj kto przepowiadał, bo ja od początku uważałem takie przepowiednie za brednie. I się sprawdziło.

[DUN I LOVE]

Na pewno ja i jeszcze kilku userów, ale to trzeba przeszukać dział generalny. Nie będę na ślepo strzelał nickami.

[Robertinho]

No bez jej, niech chociaż oczko wbije Fed, to będzie dobrze, nie odpływajmy. Wyniki są, ale gra od miesięcy jest średnia i to w końcu wyjdzie. Nawet w obecnych rozgrywkach.

Barty, chyba wiaterek kręcił w końcówce i przeszkadzał w serwowaniu, zobaczymy jak to będzie wyglądać w kolejnych meczach.

[DUN I LOVE]

Sytuacji nie poprawia fakt, że w ciągu 2 lat na wielkoszlemowe sukcesy powinien być gotowy Daniił Miedwiediew. Dziś spodziewam się rutynowego odesłania PCB.

[Lleyton]