Archive: bnp-paribas-open
American women playing well is nothing new, although they have not been quite as successful at the BNP Paribas Open as in other spots because of the absences of Serena and Venus Williams.
Now we have a tournament on our hands! Galloping into the first Sunday, and sitting in a local diner wondering why so many people are in there when this chick has been used to peace and quiet with her bizarre combinations of pancakes and bacon, all around there is excited chatter.
Click here to see some photos from the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells.
David Ferrer came into this week with a shockingly poor 9-11 lifetime singles record at the BNP Paribas Open, six times losing his first match of the tournament. A spirited performance by Ivan Dodig on Saturday evening almost extended that number to seven.
Click here for the latest draws and order of play from the 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells Calif.
After a 14-year hiatus, Serena Williams made her return to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden last night, welcomed by a full-house crowd that showed its love for the World Number 1 by waving signs and banners and screaming out her name over and over. Those who doubted whether Serena would be welcomed here immediately had those doubts quashed.
Found: Black tennis racquet of no apparent brand, un-logoed strings, weighted to 352 grams, and head heavy
With byes to the second round an the bottom half of the draw playing second, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal do not kick off their BNP Paribas Open campaigns until Sunday. That doesn't mean they have not been hard to find throughout the first week in Indian Wells.
It is good to bury a piece of the past when it has not been good to you. With the help of some 14,000 people on a balmy night under a desert sky at Indian Wells, Serena Williams let go of 14 years of hurt and found love instead.
They cheered as one as she walked into the stadium, she tried to lift her as the nerves seemed to play their part on a rightly momentous occasion, but as always it was on Serena’s racquet to sign off on a Friday the 13th to remember.
Click here for the latest draws and order of play from the 2015 BNP Paribas Open.
Emotional scenes ruled the day on the two biggest courts at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday. There were tears--real tears, and a lot of them--on both Stadium 1 and Stadium.
Lleyton Hewitt does not plan on retiring until 2016, but a scaled-down schedule this season means it's up to the young guns to carry the proverbial Australian flag for a while
Mardy Fish's comeback to tennis was one point away--twice--from becoming a BNP Paribas Open Cinderella story on Thursday afternoon. No matter that fellow American Ryan Harrison pushed the clock hands to midnight. It was still a big victory for Fish.
To the guy who today left his heart on the court after an 18 month absence, thank you. To the guy that fought until the very end, thank you. To the guy who showed immense courage in fighting a difficult battle, thank you. To the guy that has inspired so many by openly discussing his pain, thank you...
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