Weeks 40 & 41 - ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard)

Jiwan · Club Coach

Weeks 40 & 41 - ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well fun or not, cams got this 3rd set sewn up. 2 match points

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L64: (18) Daniel Evans WR 22 defeated Kei Nishikori (JPN) WR 53 (CH = 4 in March 2015) by 4-6 6-3 6-4
*****
L32: (11) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) WR 15 (CH = 8 last October) vs (18) Daniel Evans WR 22

L64: (21) Cameron Norrie WR 26 defeated Tennys Sandgren (USA) WR 102 (CH = 41 in January 2019) by 6-4 5-7 6-0

*****

L32: (21) Cameron Norrie WR 26 vs (15) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 19 (CH = 9 in November 2019)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Excellent day for the Brits in singles

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just Andy playing tonight.

Lots of press and players commenting on the super slow conditions. Generally doesnt favour the Brits and Dan v Schwartzman and Cam v RBA could prove challenging.

I actually think it suits Andy , he can use his experience against Alcaraz and Zverev wont blow him off the court. Going to be interesting

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 10th of October 2021 07:00:07 AM

Jan · Hall of fame

Great start for all our guys!

emmsie69 · Top national player

I feared for Dan drawing Kei, thrilled he came through that.

indiana · Tennis legend

Berrettini has won on Stadium 2. Andy vs Alcaraz next on.

Aberdaberdonian · Club Coach

Carlos takes the first set 7-5. Looks like Andy had more break points, but couldn't take his chances.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

What happened to Andy - I looked and he was 3-0 , next time I checked in, 7-5 loss!

brittak · Satellite level

He had 3 break points for 4-0 but didnt convert and gradually got pegged back and reeled in. Had a set point at at 5-4* but couldnt take it and that was that.
Has just held for 1-0* in the second set which feels important in the context of the match but Alcaraz looks very very good to me.

brittak · Satellite level

Feels like Andy is holding on right now In the second set. At 1-1 he was *15-40 down, he got it back to Ad-up and then served an underarm serve to get an ace and lead *2-1. Dont think Ive ever seen an underarm serve from him before!

-- Edited by brittak on Sunday 10th of October 2021 09:34:29 PM

airsmashers · County player

First ever underarm serve I've seen from Andy.

flamingowings · All-time great

JonH comes home wrote:
What happened to Andy - I looked and he was 3-0 , next time I checked in, 7-5 loss!

This keeps on happening...it is very much not a good thing.

brittak · Satellite level

brittak wrote:
Feels like Andy is holding on right now In the second set. At 1-1 he was *15-40 down, he got it back to Ad-up and then served an underarm serve to get an ace and lead *2-1. Dont think Ive ever seen an underarm serve from him before!

-- Edited by brittak on Sunday 10th of October 2021 09:34:29 PM

Saves another 2 break points at 2-2 and escapes to lead 3-2* (After a long long game!)