Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
Nah. That never happened. You are remembering things incorrectly, by quite a lot.
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Nah. That never happened. You are remembering things incorrectly, by quite a lot.
Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
Hey, thanks!!!!!
TW Staff
Administrator
Cindy,
Of course! Palm Springs is a little far away if you are staying at the Esmerelda. I have a ton of recommendations and hopefully some will meet your needs. In La Quinta, there is a great sushi restaurant, Okura Sushi, Mexican restaurant, Las Casuelas Quinta, and steakhouse, LG's Prime Steakhouse. In Palm Desert, I would recommend seafood restuarant Pacifica Seafood, the island vibe of Tommy Bahama's, and California cuisine from Cork Tree. Indian Wells is pretty small and not many restaurants. A lot of the really good restaurants are located in the hotels like Esmerelda, Miramonte, and Hyatt.
You can check out my blog from last year for more places to go:
http://blog.tenniswarehouse.com/category/bnp-paribas-open-2012/
Hope that helps! Please feel free to ask any more questions!
Brittany, TW
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Here are the restaurants near your hotel:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=resta...ane,+Indian+Wells,+CA&hq=restaurants&t=m&z=17
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
;-) I'm possibly going on the 11th, but definitely going on the 12th with day/night suite tickets.
Was planning to just stay one night in SD somewhere near Airport? And then head out early in the morning?...But now I'm wondering if I should check out the SD sites before driving over to IW on Fri (OR I can see sitesee on the way back).
Also, anyone have advice on how long to spend in IW and SD? I usually get kind of burned out after 4 days of watching tennis (ie: Aussie Open, US Open) - much rather be playing** The events are fun, and will definitely checkout the weekend activities.
3/12 UPDATE:
My pics are up on Flickr (didn't want to spam this board) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/demiace/tags/indianwells2013/page3/
Saw some of the TW playtesters and their demo court but unfortunately the line was a little too long when I got there (very popular attraction this year).
As for playing tennis - Got invited to fill in for some missing guys at Monteray CC - part of 4th annual "Team Tennis Championships" for a Minnesota team that needed extra 4.0 men...
It was exactly what I was looking for from this thread...(play tennis in the morning, watch more in the afternoon + at night); great people and awesome dinner* Hope they have something like this at other tourneys too
**Btw, I checked out La Jolla - beach just north of SD and was cool to see the seals out there on the beach.
The drive on Rt 74 (aka "Pines to Palms" Hwy was very cool - light dusting of snow like Granite said...) - recommend doing this route only in the day time though - Big Horn has a lot of twists and turns but extremely fun for spirted drive
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ductrung3993
Hall of Fame
Hello all,
May I ask if there's anyone from the Bay area that's going to the tournament? If yes can I please ask you for a ride. I will definitely pay you back to compensate. Thank you in advance!
May I ask if there's anyone from the Bay area that's going to the tournament? If yes can I please ask you for a ride. I will definitely pay you back to compensate. Thank you in advance!
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
Is anyone doing wristband pickup?
They would be shipped to/dropped of at San Francisco. Please let me know.
I wonder if I should start a separate thread requesting wristband pickup?
They would be shipped to/dropped of at San Francisco. Please let me know.
I wonder if I should start a separate thread requesting wristband pickup?
Hi All-
If anybody wants a pair of tickets for Wednesday March 6th Day session, shout to me- I'm arriving at 11:30pm on the 5th and there's no way I'm going to feel human enough to want to go to the tournament all day. Email me at nightandday4@gmail.com and I'm happy to let you have them so they won't go to waste.
Thanks,
Dave
aka daveyboy
If anybody wants a pair of tickets for Wednesday March 6th Day session, shout to me- I'm arriving at 11:30pm on the 5th and there's no way I'm going to feel human enough to want to go to the tournament all day. Email me at nightandday4@gmail.com and I'm happy to let you have them so they won't go to waste.
Thanks,
Dave
aka daveyboy
The time has come. I will be in IW Thu (7th) evening till Mon (11th) morning. I have opened up my email through TW, but it does not show it. Maybe will take a few minutes.
Send me email if you want to get together, along with your phone number. I will see the email on my cell and then call you. I will have a laptop, but plan to use that only in the hotel at night.
Send me email if you want to get together, along with your phone number. I will see the email on my cell and then call you. I will have a laptop, but plan to use that only in the hotel at night.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
Looks like we are in for a snow covered mountain top visual treat.
COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY...
A COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY...
MOVING INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY. CURRENT TIMING WOULD BRING THE MAIN IMPACTS FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WITH LOWER SNOW
LEVELS FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...DECREASING
SATURDAY.
* RAINFALL...ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH NEAR THE COAST TO AROUND
ONE INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. AMOUNTS
IN THE DESERTS OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS IN THE UPPER DESERTS
AND ONE TENTH INCH OR LESS IN THE LOWER DESERTS.
* SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS TO AROUND 12 INCHES...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS IN THE UPPER DESERTS.
COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY...
A COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY...
MOVING INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY. CURRENT TIMING WOULD BRING THE MAIN IMPACTS FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WITH LOWER SNOW
LEVELS FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...DECREASING
SATURDAY.
* RAINFALL...ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH NEAR THE COAST TO AROUND
ONE INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. AMOUNTS
IN THE DESERTS OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS IN THE UPPER DESERTS
AND ONE TENTH INCH OR LESS IN THE LOWER DESERTS.
* SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS TO AROUND 12 INCHES...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS IN THE UPPER DESERTS.
I actually was able to book a place in Palm Spring that has 2 private tennis courts - so if any 4.0+ want to play, let me know... easiest email is VAtennis (at) gmail - or just google "tennis bargains" for contact info.
I went ahead and bought parking lot passes for all the days I'll be there. Hopefully it will be a fun, fan-friendly tourney - will try to check out corona night and all the great practice courts.
Weather
IW altitude is 89 feet, so no worry about snow
Here is the weather from 7 to 11:
Thu
Mar 7
73°
48°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%
WIND:
W at 12 mph
Details
Fri
Mar 8
67°
46°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%
WIND:
W at 13 mph
Details
Sat
Mar 9
72°
47°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%
WIND:
WNW at 11 mph
Details
Sun
Mar 10
80°
50°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%
WIND:
NNW at 11 mph
Details
Mon
Mar 11
84°
50°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%
WIND:
WNW at 8 mph
Details
IW altitude is 89 feet, so no worry about snow
Here is the weather from 7 to 11:
Thu
Mar 7
73°
48°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%
WIND:
W at 12 mph
Details
Fri
Mar 8
67°
46°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%
WIND:
W at 13 mph
Details
Sat
Mar 9
72°
47°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%
WIND:
WNW at 11 mph
Details
Sun
Mar 10
80°
50°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%
WIND:
NNW at 11 mph
Details
Mon
Mar 11
84°
50°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%
WIND:
WNW at 8 mph
Details
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
NOAA: Palm Desert
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Low of 41 Brrrrrrr! Bring snow accessories: hat, gloves, scarf, etc.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Low of 41 Brrrrrrr! Bring snow accessories: hat, gloves, scarf, etc.
I don't understand. IW weather at weather.com is below. I think Palm Desert may be too vague?
Friday, Mar 8
Updated: Mar 5, 2013, 8:18am PST
Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the upper 40s.
Day Mar 8 66°F
High
Partly Cloudy
Chance of Rain:20%Wind: W at 15 mph Humidity:44%
UV Index:6 - HighSunrise: 6:04 am Moonset: 2:54 pm Moonphase:Waning CrescentCollapse Details Night 47°
Low
Mostly Clear
Chance of Rain:10%Wind: W at 11 mph Humidity:49%
But the same site for PD shows:
Friday, Mar 8
Updated: Mar 5, 2013, 8:18am PST
Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Day Mar 8 65°F
High
Partly Cloudy
Chance of Rain:20%Wind: W at 14 mph Humidity:48%
UV Index:6 - HighSunrise: 6:05 am Moonset: 2:54 pm Moonphase:Waning CrescentCollapse Details Night 46°
Low
Partly Cloudy
Chance of Rain:10%Wind: W at 10 mph Humidity:53%
Seems to be quite different from your source
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
Here is my source, this time located for Indian Wells. Basically the same. NOAA/NWS is generally a little better then weather.com.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...te=SGX&textField1=33.7186&textField2=-116.308
Whatever the case, it looks like beginning of the weekend will be cold and cloudy with a very slight chance of rain and not very hot in the daytime.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...te=SGX&textField1=33.7186&textField2=-116.308
Whatever the case, it looks like beginning of the weekend will be cold and cloudy with a very slight chance of rain and not very hot in the daytime.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Obviously, you must have chosen the cheapest place where you don't have to tip
I am taking a jacket with me
Obviously, you must have chosen the cheapest place where you don't have to tip
It provides free buffet breakfast, and as I described in a Hawaii thread, I will do my best not to tip anyone who just serves me coffee enthusiastically hoping for a tip. But luckily these small places are usually self-serve.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
Everyone is talking about the weather, thought I'd provide some insights as well (not much of an insight though).
I live in SF and it's Tuesday night here, and it's raining cats and dogs, garbage bins are getting blown over from house to house.
Usually, what happens up here in SF will spill over to SoCal in about a day.
I live in SF and it's Tuesday night here, and it's raining cats and dogs, garbage bins are getting blown over from house to house.
Usually, what happens up here in SF will spill over to SoCal in about a day.
Oh that will be great. Are you there just for a day?
Call me in the evening. I will be checked in by then (check in time is 3 pm)
Hey just found that the Holiday Inn has tennis courts!!!
" In between rounds of golf, enjoy the hotel's on-site shuffleboard and tennis courts."
Make me mad how tennis is an afterthought to golf
tennis_ocd
Hall of Fame
I expect you to find out some info on who was the girl with Larry last year.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
Looks like a lovely West-East oriented court.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=33.72018,-116.362538&spn=0.001544,0.001595&t=h&z=20
Golf definitely dominates in the desert.
That is still unresolved, isn't it? hopefully i will come across some tournament insiders who can tell me. if i remember, the theory was that she was an asian model, or his daughter from an unknown marriage, or just a new woman in his life.
Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
I know this has been asked a million times, but . . .
Are there any public courts in near our hotel (Esmerelda)? We will have a car.
The hotel has two courts, but they sometimes are occupied.
Are there any public courts in near our hotel (Esmerelda)? We will have a car.
The hotel has two courts, but they sometimes are occupied.
I did not find any public courts in the area. I also looked at a similar thread from last year. People advised to just sneak into a hotel's courts.
Cheetah
Hall of Fame
yes. just for one day this year. we'll be leaving at the end of the day session so maybe we won't see you then. too bad.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
There are 2 courts at the park directly across the street from the entrance.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indi...near=Indian+Wells,+Riverside,+California&z=18
Also 6 courts a couple miles west at Civic Center Park:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indi...near=Indian+Wells,+Riverside,+California&z=18
Granite: Are any of these parks good for pick-up games (where you just show up or do you have to pre-arrange a match)?
A couple quick questions from a 1st timer:
Q1) Do they let you bring backpacks, cameras, a tennis racket into the facility?
Q2) There's a 50% chance of rain on Fri - how well does the facility handle rain delays?
Q3) They do not seem to be selling general admission tickets for Sat/Sun day - are Loge tix (with 30% off) the best bet? Maybe Mon/Tues are better days and less crowded?
Thanks!
A couple quick questions from a 1st timer:
Q1) Do they let you bring backpacks, cameras, a tennis racket into the facility?
Q2) There's a 50% chance of rain on Fri - how well does the facility handle rain delays?
Q3) They do not seem to be selling general admission tickets for Sat/Sun day - are Loge tix (with 30% off) the best bet? Maybe Mon/Tues are better days and less crowded?
Thanks!
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
Its a madhouse on sat/sun(they did sell GA tix those days, but sold out a while ago) I don't like how 'big' this tournament has gotten, it was a lot more relaxed a few years ago.
Mon/Tues is less crowded than Sat/Sun
there's no roof, so if it rains no play.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
Not really sure about pick up games, don't live in the area, but guessing the small two court park not good and civic center park is a maybe. To be sure i'd set something up.
If they are sold out of Gen Admin, then loge with usta discount is best bet. Sat / Sun are crowded but that can be kinda fun too. Big crowd drop off for Mon / Tues and better matches too. Your preference.
Like Moose said, if it rains, no play and ticket holder basically get hosed.
Thanks guys! I'll try to get some at the box office. I bought parking pass for Sat already so will probably poke my head there just to see...
Indian Wells Credential ppl were suppose to give me a media pass, but they had a technical glitch forcing me to pay for tix :neutral:
I'll definitely be there all day Monday though, and maybe do some hiking during the weekend at Joshua tree..
Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
How are we on stuff pickup guys?
Thu update
I reached very early, was planning to check in and take the rest of the day leisurely. But just as I parked the car, I noticed the shuttle waiting. A woman approached me to take her friend's ticket for today at half price. I did, told the hotel I would check in later, and boarded the bus.
Security accepted me as the "Carol" in the ticket and I was in. Watched Djokovic and Nico practice. Then Azzy. She is really tall in person. Watched Heather lose to someone really tall. Had lunch. Then watched Tomic beat somebody. Went into the TW tent. Then back to the practice courts. Established contact with MNPlayer from this board. Watched Francesca practice. Then Fed and Haas showed up for practice. Found rkelley from this board there.
Saw a young thin woman with her clothes almost falling off revealing everything. Turned out she was a "player guest" for Malisse. Saw him losing to somebody.
Then had enough and came back in to check in and connect to the Wifi with my Chromebook.
I had read about this, but you gotta see it in person to believe. Not talking about Fed's shots. But the average age of the crowd. It is a healthy 80.
I reached very early, was planning to check in and take the rest of the day leisurely. But just as I parked the car, I noticed the shuttle waiting. A woman approached me to take her friend's ticket for today at half price. I did, told the hotel I would check in later, and boarded the bus.
Security accepted me as the "Carol" in the ticket and I was in. Watched Djokovic and Nico practice. Then Azzy. She is really tall in person. Watched Heather lose to someone really tall. Had lunch. Then watched Tomic beat somebody. Went into the TW tent. Then back to the practice courts. Established contact with MNPlayer from this board. Watched Francesca practice. Then Fed and Haas showed up for practice. Found rkelley from this board there.
Saw a young thin woman with her clothes almost falling off revealing everything. Turned out she was a "player guest" for Malisse. Saw him losing to somebody.
Then had enough and came back in to check in and connect to the Wifi with my Chromebook.
I had read about this, but you gotta see it in person to believe. Not talking about Fed's shots. But the average age of the crowd. It is a healthy 80.
Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
Do me a favor. Don't let any of the big names lose before I get there!!!
Overdrive
Legend
Wow, that's good to know sureshs!
About the woman.. you should've took pictures... :twisted:
Your kidding about the average age right? Oh wait, it is Florida; "The Elderly State".
axel89
Banned
Wow, that's good to know sureshs!
About the woman.. you should've took pictures... :twisted:
Your kidding about the average age right? Oh wait, it is Florida; "The Elderly State".
dude this is california indian wells o-O
Probably downtown Palm Springs. It's not really swanky, but has lots of little nice shops and restaurants.
firefox
Semi-Pro
Ex-wife Melanie Craft. The young looking woman seated next to Larry is Nikita Kahn. She's been cruising around the ground.
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Cheetah
Hall of Fame
Good day. Got lots of great pics. Seen just about every pro imaginable up close from literally feet away. Fed nadal Djokovic wawrinka hass azarenka woz bartoli ferrer almagro youhzny radwanska hantchukova Nishikori gulbis Hewitt Russell rampras kvitova betthany mchale schiavone lisicki Lopez Murray rosol tipsy raonic Anderson belluci errani and tons more. Had a great time.
Has been discussed and contradicted
Went for the night session for a while last night. Saw part of the Rosol-Hewitt match, then someone who looked like Ryan Harrison practicing with his father (someone said it was his brother). Bopanna and Rampras were supposed to start practice on Court 3, but never showed up - someone said they were in the restaurant.
