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Twelve matches down. Ten to go? That's right; seven days into the BNP Paribas Open, Roger Federer and John Isner boast an incredible combined record of 12-0. They are both 6-0; 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles.
I had the amazing opportunity of spending four days at the 2014 BNP Paribas Open. As it turns out, that was eight too few. Next year, I simply have to be there for the entire tournament. There can be no other way.
This was by no means as easy and straightforward as it looks; it took more than an hour, and if we did this right, Agnieszka Radwanska's first hold of the second set lasted 22 points! Radwanska is assured the #3 ranking; Annika Beck will probably be #43.
It looks as if Edouard Roger-Vasselin will gain a ranking spot or two, but he remains in the #35 vicinity. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will stay at #10 -- after all, he has champion's points to defend.
Rafael Nadal boosts his lead in the contest for #1. And, perhaps more importantly in practical terms, he stays healthy.
Third seed Tommy Robredo led a trio of Spaniard to opening win, with the veteran starting with a defeat of compatriot Pablo Carreno 6-4, 6-4. Pablo Andujar followed suit over Argentine 2013 quarter-finalist Federico Delbonis 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 while fifth seed Marcel Granollers won his first clay match of the season, beating Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
So much for any thought of Paul-Henri Mathieu staging some sort of comeback here. He'll remain somewhere far south of #125. But defending champion Richard Gasquet now needs only one more win to keep the #9 ranking.
Jurgen Melzer had better get on the phone to look for a doubles partner. He was supposed to be playing with Robert Lindstedt here, until he got hurt. Suddenly, it looks a lot less likely that Lindstedt will be returning his calls.
A day into the new year injuries were already starting to mount in tennis, with two women's pull outs at the Brisbane International and two more on the men's side of various pre-Australian Open tournaments.
Marin Cilic played just his third match in the past five months on Wednesday when took down 2013 Brisbane International finalist Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-5 at Pat Rafter Arena on Wednesday.
Despite going 45-17 last season and dropping to sixth in the ATP rankings, Roger Federer wisely refuses to beat himself up over one of the poorest showings of his storied career. "No year is lost. In the circumstances, it was actually an interesting season,”...
This was the day's first singles match, and it wasn't as routine as the score -- both players seemed nervous (both had more errors than winners), and it took Roger Federer half a dozen match points to finish.
David Ferrer was determined not to have yet another of his feeble matches against Rafael Nadal. He didn't exactly dominate, but he wasn't broken until he served for the match the first time -- and, having been broken, at once broke back and served it out.
Roger Federer went through most of his storied career without suffering serious injuries. He hasn't spent this entire 2013 season stretched out on the trainer’s table, but his back, which has been sore in the past, has been giving him problems.
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