Weeks 10 & 11- ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard)

Neil Gee · County player

Weeks 10 & 11- ATP Masters 1000 - BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, CA, USA (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L64: (13) Jack Draper WR 14 defeated (WC) João Fonseca (BRA) WR 80 by 4 & 0 smile

B00thy · Lower Club Player

I was expecting straight sets but no way a bagel

Var · Satellite level

Nice work Mr Draper. Classy performance.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Neil Gee wrote:
Terrific first set. Jack takes it 6-4. Classy.

Absolutely

What a classy match, all told

That first set could have gone either way - Jack was hanging on by a hair at times

And yet he made it hard for Joao, and played some really amazingly deep defence

And then waltzed the second, everything working for him

Brilliant

Jan · Hall of fame

Excellent! I managed to watch quite a lot of the match. Very entertaining.

Neil Gee · County player

That second set was stunning. Jack won 9 games in a row from 4-3 down in the first set.

João Fonseca was schooled today but it won't do him any harm, all part of the learning curve for the 18yo.

Neil Gee · County player

Coup Droit wrote:
Neil Gee wrote:
Terrific first set. Jack takes it 6-4. Classy.
Absolutely
What a classy match, all told
That first set could have gone either way - Jack was hanging on by a hair at times
And yet he made it hard for Joao, and played some really amazingly deep defence
And then waltzed the second, everything working for him
Brilliant

Any chance of Cam and Jack meeting in the final?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L64: (13) Jack Draper WR 14 defeated (WC) João Fonseca (BRA) WR 80 by 4 & 0

L32: (13) Jack Draper WR 14 vs (PR) Jenson Brooksby (USA) WR 937 (CH = 33 in June 2022)

Brooksby beat FAA, the 17th seed, in straight sets (4 & 2). I presume he's had some kind of long-term injury.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Great win for Jack - hadnt realised it was being played so nice to check in and see the score line!

9vicman · Satellite level

Brooksby didn't play for two years following wrist surgery. That period included a 13-month doping suspension for three missed tests, but he was eligible to play from the beginning of 2024 so his wrist can't have recovered. He had only one match win in 2025 prior to Indian Wells. All things considered, a bad result for Auger-Aliassime.

Neil Gee · County player

I have tried to stay up to watch the latest Murray/Djoko adventure but I have to give it up. I do wish Andy well. I'm not with the Djoko haters at all, no matter how many times they remind us of their pov.

-- Edited by Neil Gee on Saturday 8th of March 2025 10:27:40 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jacks beaten Brooksby 2 and 2 and 1 and 2 in there two matches a couple of years back. Jack has improved since then, for sure.

Hes also 4th favourite for the tournie on tennis abstract, who rate him 5th on their ELO ranking.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Neil Gee wrote:
I have tried to stay up to watch the latest Murray/Djoko adventure but I have to give it up. I do wish Andy well. I'm not with the Djoko haters at all, no matter how many times they remind us of their pov.

-- Edited by Neil Gee on Saturday 8th of March 2025 10:27:40 PM

Lost the opening set 2-6 but 4-1 second.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

9vicman wrote:
Brooksby didn't play for two years following wrist surgery. That period included a 13-month doping suspension for three missed tests, but he was eligible to play from the beginning of 2024 so his wrist can't have recovered. He had only one match win in 2025 prior to Indian Wells. All things considered, a bad result for Auger-Aliassime.

FAA has had a great year so far so hoping it was a (very) bad day in the office.