BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA, 2023 - WTA 1000

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DATE: March 8 - 19, 2022
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $8,800,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Iga Swiatek

Seeds:

1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Jessica Pegula
4. Ons Jabeur
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Coco Gauff
7. Maria Sakkari
8. Daria Kasatkina
9. Belinda Bencic
10. Elena Rybakina
11. Veronika Kudermetova
12. Liudmila Samsonova
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia
14. Victoria Azarenka
15. Petra Kvitova
16. Barbora Krejcikova
17. Karolina Pliskova
18. Ekaterina Alexandrova
19. Madison Keys
20. Magda Linette
21. Paula Badosa
22. Zhang Shuai
23. Martina Trevisan
24. Jelena Ostapenko
25. Petra Martic
26. Anastasia Potapova
27. Anhelina Kalinina
28. Marie Bouzkova
29. Donna Vekic
30. Leylah Fernandez
31. Amanda Anisimova
32. Bianca Andreescu

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The Tournament:

The Indian Wells Masters, also known as the Indian Wells Open and BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in early- and mid-March at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. The current owner is Larry Ellison, executive chairman and co-founder of Oracle. The current tournament director is former world No. 2 player Tommy Haas. The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a WTA 1000 event on the women's tour.

Between 1974 and 1976 it was non-tour event and between 1977 and 1986 it was a secondary tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour but in 1987 it was upgraded to be part of the Grand Prix Super Series, the series of nine tournaments just below the four majors and the year-end finals in importance. It took the place of the Philadelphia Indoor event as the first Super Series event of the year. The event is one of two tour events (along with the Miami Open), other than the Majors, in which main draw play extends beyond eight days. The women's main draw usually starts on Wednesday and the men's main draw starts on Thursday. Both finals are held on Sunday of the following week. Both singles main draws include 96 players in a 128-player grid, with the 32 seeded players getting a bye (a free pass) to the second round.

The tournament is played on hardcourt and is the best-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments, it is often called the "fifth Grand Slam". It has the second-largest permanent tennis stadium in the world (the Arthur Ashe Stadium being the largest).

About Indian Wells:

Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley. Incorporated in 1967, it lies in between the cities of Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 4,958.

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They need to move this tournament to later in the year, either during the US Open series or October. Indian Wells in March seems so out of place.
 
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Last year, Iga Swiatek became the youngest woman to complete the Sunshine Double Indian Wells and Miami. This year, she is bidding to become the first player since Martina Navratilova in 1990 and 1991 to successfully defend an Indian Wells title.
 
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Last year, Iga Swiatek became the youngest woman to complete the Sunshine Double Indian Wells and Miami. This year, she is bidding to become the first player since Martina Navratilova in 1990 and 1991 to successfully defend an Indian Wells title.
Or maybe Iga's record only lasts one year, and Coco Gauff completes the Sunshine Double.
 

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Just saw a video of Sven Groeneveld with Linda Fruhirtova, at IW, Sven was a former coach of Bianca Andreescu
2022 IW finalist's Swiatek and Sakkari enjoying a morning hit together.
 
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That's not a good idea for hi-top. She needs to hit w/ someone who doesn't already own her.
Also I forget to mention as I was called into work, Sam Sumyk with American Katrina Scott? I do not know if that is a full time coaching role, I will keep my eyes and ears open lol!
 
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I have done projected QFs ( depending of course if the seeds hold)

(1) Swaitek vs Garcia (5)
(4) Jabeur vs Kasatkina (8)
(7) Sakkari vs Pegula (3)
(2) Sabalenka vs Gauff (6)
 
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Happy International Women's Day Everyone!

Interesting first rd matches,
K. Kanepi vs A. Sasnovich
A. Parks vs A.Kalinskava
L. Fruhvirtova vs M.Sherif
L. Noskova vs I.Begu
 
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Good straight sets win from Czech youngster Linda Noskova over Begu 76(7) 61
A lot of experienced players 'gonsky' in a few hours of play today so far,
Kanepi, Cornet Begu
Wang defeats Elise Mertens 63 61, Elise, her struggle continues
 
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Rebecca Peterson defeats Marty Kostyuk 75 57 75, in over 3 hrs of play, 15 breaks of serve, neither player would give up in this tussle right to the end. Big step forward getting back to the Top 100 for Rebecca.

Anna Kalinskaya defeats Alycia Parks 61 61, Anna is talented, her groundstrokes can be picture perfect, over the last year, her results have been coming and she is starting to look like she could be a top player
 
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Interesting matches Thursday March 9th,

E. Raducanu vs D. Kovinic ( Emma was seen with taping on her wrist in practice, reports saying she has re-injured her wrist)
S. Stephens vs S. Kenin
K. Muchova vs Y.Putintseva
 
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