Thanks to Gary, some beautiful photos from players, officials and crowds at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Agnieszka Radwanska saved a match point in her second round match against Dominika Cibulkova, but then registered straight sets wins over Niculescu and Jankovic to reach the last eight. With her 6-2 7-6 win over Petra Kvitova, Radwanska is back to world number 2 ranking. Her opponent in the semifinal: Serena Williams.
As for Kvitova, as often, she’s neither fully mentally nor physically at her best.
2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic defeated Richard Gasquet for the first time of his career and reached the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. It is only his sixth appearance in a Masters 1000 quarterfinal!
So close, so far… Young gun Alex Zverev wasted a matchpoint at 5-3 in the third set and Nadal rallied back to win 6-7 6-0 7-5. A cruel defeat but a learning experience for the 18-year old German, whom many see as a future world number one and Grand Slam champion.
Nadal had to fight deep but he produced a good match. Is the good old Rafa back?
Photo credit: Jerry Hammond
World number one Novak Djokovic struggles a bit but defeats Philipp Kohlschreiber in two sets 7-5 7-5, in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. His next opponent: Feliciano Lopez.
Thanks to Tony for sharing his experience:
I enjoyed meeting German tennis star Julia Goerges at the 1st Anniversary celebration for Bank of the West in Indian Wells, CA. She was an absolute pleasure, signing autographs and taking photos with everyone before it was back to training at the BNP Paribas Open. I’m definitely on #TeamJule now!
