12 Hours Of Tennis

I went to the Indian Wells ATP/WTA tournament this past Saturday.

We started at a little after 11 am with Verdasco versus Delgado. We arrived at 3-3 first set. Pretty competitive match in the first set, though Verdasco was able to close at 6-4 6-1.

Next was Kuznetzova seeded #1 versus Suarez Navarro. Who beat Kuznetzova in straight sets. Apparently she's an up and comer from Spain. She beat Venus at the Austrailian Open.

Then Kim Clijsters showed that she is back in form. Beautiful tennis. Such power and placement. Serve was a little off but overall very impressive.

Next was Nadal. Interesting outfit but then he often wears different attire. Checks are just not what one expects in tennis gear. He played well against Scheuttler. There were a few tense moments. It certainly wasn't an easy rollover, though it was 6-4 6-4. But Nadal had also played in the charity event the night before with Agassi, Sampras, and Federer. Do wish I had seen that!

Next match was a young American Sloan Stephens versus the defending Indian Wells champ Vera Zvonavera, who I'd never heard of. Guess I haven't really been following womens tennis much lately. Anyway it went to three sets. Stephens is someone to watch. Reminds me of Venus.

Final match was Djokovic versus Mardy Fish. 6-1 to Djokovic in the first set so I thought we weren't going to see much tennis. Fish was just being very inconsistent, which is typical for him. Then it was 6-0 in the second - for Fish! Djokovic completely fell apart and Fish got it together. It was night and day from the first set. Weird. Then 6-2 in the third set much like the first. Fish had some nice plays but really isn't on Djokovic's level. Could be though. The talent is there in spurts. Oh well. Match ended about 11 pm.

Anyway it was a fun, long day of tennis. Our seats were great. On one end of the court about 15 rows back. Glad I spent the money on box seats, rather than being up in the bleachers (where my acrophobia might have been a problem, too).

Do it again next year? We'll see!