Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open, CA, USA, ATP Masters 1000

[Moxie]

DATE: 10 Mar 2016 - 20 Mar 2016
SURFACE: HARD
PRIZE MONEY: $6,134,605
FIELD SIZE: 96
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Novak Djokovic

Seeds:

1 DJOKOVIC, NOVAK (SRB)
2 MURRAY, ANDY (GBR)
3 WAWRINKA, STAN (SUI)
4 NADAL, RAFAEL (ESP)
5 BERDYCH, TOMAS (CZE)
6 NISHIKORI, KEI (JPN)
7 GASQUET, RICHARD (FRA)
8 TSONGA, JO-WILFRIED (FRA)
9. ISNER, John
10. CILIC, Marin
11. THIEM, Dominic
12. RAONIC, Milos
13. MONFILS, Gael
14. BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto
15. GOFFIN, David
16. SIMON, Gilles
17. TOMIC, Bernard
18. LOPEZ, Feliciano
19. PAIRE, Benoit
20. TROICKI, Viktor
21. SOCK, Jack
22. CUEVAS, Pablo
23. DIMITROV, Grigor
24. KYRGIOS, Nick
25. KLIZAN, Martin
26. DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr
27. KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp
28. CHARDY, Jeremy
29. BELLUCCI, Thomaz
30. JOHNSON, Steve
31. QUERREY, Sam
32. SOUSA, Joao


Indian Wells Tennis Garden by sathellite, on Flickr

About Indian Wells:

Indian Wells is the 5th largest tennis tournament in the world. It is a co-ed event. Since Larry Ellison purchased both the tournament and the IW Tennis Garden in 2009, his vision has been to make it one of the biggest and best tournaments in tennis. Located in the Coacochela Valley in California, and on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, the venue is spectacularly situated, but is subject to the complications of desert weather.

Incorporated in 1967, it lies in between Palm Desert and the resort town of La Quinta. As of the 2013 census, the city population was 5,165.

Visiting the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells.

 

[Moxie]

The draw is out: http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/~/media/indian-wells/files/2016-draws/atp-mds-8-march.ashx

Potential QFs:

Djokovic - Tsonga
Nadal - Nishikori
Gasquet - Wawrinka
Berdych - Murray

 

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[isabelle]

Nole huge favourite one more time

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

francis tiafoe beat fellow young gun taylor fritz in three. del potro on later.

 

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francis tiafoe beat fellow young gun taylor fritz in three. del potro on later.

Yes, bit of a surprise, but apparently he owned him in the juniors.

 

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Nadal might have a tough match if Gilles Muller wins his opener, as I'd expect.

 

[isabelle]

Great start from Delpo

 

[Billie]

Great start from Delpo

Yes, I watched almost whole match but fell short of the last couple of games. Very nicely done from Delpo.

Verdasco just won his opening round match against Polanski.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

del potro won, plays skeletor next, rd 2 will see alex zverev play dimitrov. should be a laugh,

 

[Billie]

All right, let's see who plays who and when tomorrow. First matches start at 11:00am local time

Saturday, March 12, 2016
Day 6
Stadium 1

2nd Rd Tomas Berdych VS (WC) Juan Martin Del Potro
2nd Rd Marcel Granollers VS (2) Andy Murray
2nd Rd (21) Illya Marchenko VS (3) Stan Wawrinka

Stadium 2
2nd Rd (14) Inigo Cervantes VS (12) Milos Raonic
2nd Rd (13) Gael Monfils VS Pablo Carreno Busta
2nd Rd Ryan Harrison VS (10) Marin Cilic
1st Rd Rafael NadalFernando Verdasco VS (3) Bob BryanMike Bryan
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Stadium 3
2nd Rd (8) Richard Gasquet VS Nicolas Mahut
2nd Rd Borna Coric VS (29) Thomaz Bellucci
2nd Rd (15) David Goffin VS (WC) Frances Tiafoe

Stadium 4
2nd Rd Albert Ramos-Vinolas VS (24) Nick Kyrgios
2nd Rd (28) Jeremy Chardy VS Andrey Kuznetsov

Stadium 5
2nd Rd (32) Joao Sousa VS Federico Delbonis
2nd Rd Guido Pella VS (22) Pablo Cuevas
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Stadium 6
2nd Rd (17) Bernard Tomic VS Rajeev Ram

Stadium 7
2nd Rd Robin Haase VS (26) Alexandr Dolgopolov
2nd Rd Viktor Troicki VS Leonardo Mayer

 

[Moxie]

Everyone will be watching Berdy v. DelPotro. I suppose the Birdman will get the rusty Tinman.

If I were going to try to pick upsets: Cervantes might pick off Raonic, if he's not healthy, though that's a long shot. And Tiafoe might overpower Goffin, as he's feeling his oats. (#hoping) Perhaps Harrison could get Cilic??

 

[isabelle]

Can't wait to see Birdie vs Juan, vamos Juan !!

 

[britbox]

Raonic and Dolgo both through, relatively comfortably.

 

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Delpo after first round win:



In action against Tomas Berdych today.

 

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Novak Djokovic interview at Indian Wells.

 

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Zverev and Pospisil wins:

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

del potro#s level/intensity was good for 1st set but then intensity went downhill, some majestic fh action from delpotro,

I think after Miami he should focus on some atp 250 clay tourney somewhere like estoril or that new one in turkey fedster won last year. his level looks good to win a weak field tourney and get back into top100 pretty quick.