The BNP Paribas Open was presented with the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year award for the third consecutive season. The honour is part of the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. Linda Clark, ATP Vice President - Tournament Relations, Americas, presented tournament director Tommy Haas with the trophy on Saturday in an on-court ceremony following Fabio Fognini's victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. “As a player, I can understand why this event has been named ‘Tournament of the Year’ on the ATP World Tour for the third consecutive year,” said Haas. “Now as a member of the Indian Wells team, I have even more respect for the countless hours of planning and dedication that...
It’s an integral aspect of any ATP World Tour event. Players saunter into the press room after hitting the courts to face a sea of reporters. Win or lose, they are prepared to encounter a bevy of questions from many angles, as the press corps seek to dissect their game. A consummate professional, Roger Federer has navigated hundreds of press conferences during his 20-year career, but the Swiss will admit the one he faced Friday had a slightly different tune. Federer was grilled by a group of young reporters in a special BNP Paribas Open presser, hosted by kids. “What is your coolest move?” “On the dance floor or the tennis court?,” Roger joked. “On the dance floor I have...
Third seed Stan Wawrinka got his BNP Paribas Open campaign off to a solid start on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Paolo Lorenzi. The reigning US Open champion won 88 per cent of his first-serve points en route to securing victory in 78 minutes and earning a spot in the third round in Indian Wells. "I think I had some ups and downs a little bit, but in general I was feeling good," said Wawrinka. "It's my first win since the Australian Open, so it's been a long time and it was nice to feel good on the court again. For the first match, I think it was very good. I don't always play my best tennis at...
Philipp Kohlschreiber joined an elite club on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, clinching his 400th tour-level match win to advance to the third round. Kohlschreiber has experienced many significant moments throughout his 17-year professional career, with seven ATP World Tour titles and 22 victories over Top 10 players. He added another milestone to his growing résumé, becoming just the third German to cross the 400 wins threshold. "It feels great, it means that I'm pretty old and have been on the tour for a long time," Kohlschreiber joked. "I hope I get the chance to go for 500." German Match Wins Leaders (Open Era) Player Career Win-Loss Boris Becker 713-214 Tommy Haas 563-326 Philipp Kohlschreiber 400-308 Michael Stich 385-176...
Eighth seed Dominic Thiem made a winning start at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday as he dismissed Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-4 in 74 minutes. The Austrian saved five of the six break points he faced as he claimed his 15th win of the season. The 23-year-old Thiem, who reached the fourth round at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden last year (l. to Tsonga), is coming off a successful February, which saw him capture his eighth ATP World Tour title in Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). Thiem goes on to face No. 29 seed Mischa Zverev, who defeated Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3. Zverev is making his first appearance in the third round in Indian Wells, just two years removed...
