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Was sitting on the beach this weekend – waves licking the shore, dolphin fins prairie dogging through the waves, soft sands shimmering. Twenty minutes before sunset, several seagulls appeared. Perhaps it was the crumbs left from tanning beachgoers or a final sand crab search before retiring for the evening.
It was right there for Jiri Vesely's taking in round three of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday afternoon. Andy Murray was in foul mood even by Andy Murray standards and his game was no better than his demeanor.
Fresh from inspiring Roger Federer to some of his best tennis in years, six-time Grand Slam champion Stefan Edberg will try to defend his Kings of Tennis title in Stockholm, Sweden, starting on Tuesday.
Andy Murray won with a sub-par performance while Roger Federer stayed cool under pressure as both seeds advanced. Australian Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka maintained championship form at his first event in a month, crushing Italian Andreas Seppi 6-0, 6-2.
Aleksandr Dolgopolov knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity. The 25-year-old Ukrainian has Gilbert’s Syndrome, a hereditary condition that affects a person’s liver and can sap energy almost at any moment.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal bowed out of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday evening at the hands of Aleksandr Dolgopolov. In a rematch of last month’s Acapulco final, won by Nadal, the Spaniard went down to Dolgopolov 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) during third-round action.
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) and Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) joined Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday in Indian Wells, California.
In the BNP Paribas Open lunch area on Tuesday, where players, coaches and media can casually mingle amidst perfect weather and a mountainous backdrop while enjoying the pasta bar or whatever delicacy suits their fancies, Rick Leach talked about the popcorn match between Grigor Dimitrov and Ernests Gulbis scheduled for later that afternoon.
Juan Martin Del Potro continues to be hopeful of his left wrist will allow him to play in the upcoming Sony Open in Miami after quitting mid-match in the recent Dubai Duty Free Championships and then withdrawing from the ongoing BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after using a doubles match to gauge his fitness.
Elena Baltacha's tennis career was for the most part a battle against superior forces such as illness, injury and opposing players she admitted were far more talented. Yet she made her mark by becoming Britain’s first woman to figure in the world’s top 50 since Anne Hobbs 24 years previously.
Baby Fed. Primetime. Showtime. Mr. Sharapova. He goes by more than a few nicknames. All of them work. The bottom line is Grigor Dimitrov is a human highlight-reel on and off the court. I had the opportunity witness his on-court exploits from the very front row of new Stadium 2 on Sunday during second-round action at the BNP Paribas Open.
Tennis Channel will be the "March Madness" home for tennis fans again in 2014, as the network offers more than 180 live hours of combined coverage across 17 days from two of the sport's most prestigious events.
The city of Indian Wells receives an annual $5 million in economic value for the $351,000 it invests in the tournament, according to a report obtained by the Palm Springs newspaper, The Desert Sun.
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