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Maria won her first title since 2012 Roland Garros beating one retriever after another
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN – The last time that Maria Sharapova won Indian Wells, he crushed Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-2 in the final and six months later wen ton to win the US Open.
If she plays as well as she did in smoking a game but overwhelmed Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in the 2013 final, she
Caro moon balled and charged her way to victory.
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS – Caroline Wozniacki had not reached a WTA Premier Mandatory final in two years. She had received a gift in the quarterfinals when No. 2 Victoria Azarenka pulled out with a right foot injury, but she had to confront her friend Angelique Kerber in the semis, whom had beaten her three times last year.
The Saturday night match started horrible for the former No. 1, as Kerber came right at her and she couldn
Also featured: Fish’s return, Burdette’s progress, Murray on a shot clock, Bartoli & Novotna
FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN AT INDIAN WELLS – Maria Sharapova is in a pretty happy place these days (and no it
Maria can’t deal with Serena any more.
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VICTORIA AZARENKA: She stopped a nine-match losing streak against the woman who owned her, Serena Williams, in the Doha final. Enough said.
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RAFAEL NADAL: While the great Spaniard hasn’t even come close to his top level on clay, has looked rusty, unsure of himself and lacking power, he still found a way to win the Brazil Open. All guts and hopefully for his fan base, further glory is in his future.
MILOS RAONIC: The young Canadian went undefeated in San Jose in three appearances there. He
Uncle Toni and his nephew still have a lot of work to do
Rafael Nadal
An early checkout earned DelPo the worst of the rest award.
Put aside whether you thought it was legitimate for Victoria Azarenka to call a MTO at 5-4 in the second set of her 6-1, 6- 4 win over Sloane Stephens in the Aussie Open semis. What got lost in the shuffle and never should have is why the chair umpire never gave her a warning/point penalty/ game penalty or defaulted her for doing so when she clearly took more time than allotted. I
Maria has been on a roll, but so has Li Na
The women
Kei looks for a major breakthrough vs. Ferrer
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Exactly where are the potential upsets on Sunday? I suppose that the capable but less than spectacular Ekaterina Makarova could take out fellow lefty Angelique Kerber in the opening match. but that’s improbable given that Kerber just got over a major mental hurdle in teen Madison Keys and is due to give a counterpunching clinic. She will here and win in straight sets, but one set will be quite close.
Will Kei Nishikori ever really break out, and by really break out I mean best a solid and strong player such as David Ferrer and then reach a Slam semi? Perhaps, but not this time around. I don’t think Ferrer has been at the top of his game yet, but he hasn’t had to be, which is actually a god sign because it means that he has a lot left in the tnak. I get the sense that Nishikori will zone for two sets, but that will be all before the Spaniard makes his knees hurt. Take Ferrer in five.
Kirsten Flipkens has really found herself and is lot of fun to watch with her heavy slice and net charges, but she better keep the ball super low and deep against Maria Sharapova or she
Ivanovic has won 7 out of her 10 matches with Jankovic
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