The big news of the day was someone who didn't play today. Nikolay Davydenko, who had been playing great tennis up through the Australian Open, withdrew from Indian Wells. It turns out he had broken his left wrist and is expected to take a few months off to recover. Last year, Davydenko had to take
Today was the first day that the seeds played. There were few upsets on the day, but the most notable one was Marin Cilic losing tamely to Garcia-Lopez, 7-6(1), 6-0. Yes, he was bageled in the second set. Gilles Simon was the other seed that feel, losing to qualifier Brian Dabul of Argentina. Simon had
It was Saturday morning, so the story goes, two days before the start of the Australian Open, Roger Federer had an idea to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims. He quickly contacted friends and tournament organizers and they quickly got the word out so fans could attend this impromptu event. Federer convinced Novak Djokovic, Rafa
While it's certainly possible that someone unseeded might win the tournament, let's look at the the top seeds favored to win. Number 1. That's Roger Federer. On the plus side, Federer won the Australian Open and looked pretty solid doing so. On the negative side, he got a lung infection and had to rest for
The NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championships, or "March Madness", as it's often called, has been pondering increasing the number of teams from 65 (don't ask why it's not 64) to 96. They only have to look at Indian Wells to see a 96 person draw with the top 32 players get a bye and
Indian Wells is some 150 miles north of Los Angeles. This is the first Masters 1000 event of the year and has historically been a major tournament. However, until the past decade or so, this tournament was not covered nationally. Basically, US tennis coverage used to be restricted to the French Open, Wimbledon, and the
Perhaps if the French Open were played indoors, the French would fare better. In the battle of the two countries divided by the Pyrenees, Spain has had the decided edge over Spain boasting more top 100 players and, at one point, the number 1 player in the world. They've also fared much better in Paris
Everyone points to the rivalry of men's tennis today as Federer vs. Nadal. After epic meetings in the finals of the French, Wimbledon, and Australian, it's easy to see why everyone case so much about this. However, when all is said and done, they may point to the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer had not played a tournament since the US Open, minus a few matches for Davis Cup. Well-rested, he headed into Basel as three time defending champ, made it to the finals, where he lost in 3 sets to Novak Djokovic. Then, he came to Paris, had his first round bye, and faced mostly
On the surface, this was the kind of match you'd give to Rafael Nadal. Davydenko is the kind of player that generally doesn't get his due respect. He doesn't have a big serve. He doesn't have huge shots, at least, not in the conventional way. He's never reached a Slam final and often fails to
