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Stanislas Wawrinka says the effort of returning after his Australian Open win left him lacking energy during a three-set defeat to Kevin Anderson in the fourth round of Indian Wells.
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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.
There are so many reasons why the BNP Paribas Open is considered by many--including me--to be the best tournament in the business. The quality of players in the field, the men's doubles draw, and the never-failing weather just to name a few.
It’s been exciting start of Week 2 at the BNP Paribas Open as play has heated and the matches been competitive and close. After day of physio and rehab for my hip on Monday, I met up with my mom and Terri Bowers to enjoy the night session featuring Rafa and Dogopolov, which kept us on the edge of our seats till the very end.
Following losses by Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) and Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) yesterday at the BNP Paribas Open, Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) was the final Canadian remaining in Indian Wells.
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.
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.
Stanislas Wawrinka confirmed that a long rest of nearly a month was exactly what he needed to clear his head and prepare for a resumption of tennis after winning the Australian Open.
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.
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.
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With Rafael Nadal serving at 2-3, 0-40 in the third set, it looked like the BNP Paribas Open would lose its defending champion and world No. 1 on just the third day of action
For Federer, this represents another small step toward a likely return to #7 -- or perhaps higher.
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