Winners or Errors
Legend
Norrie has been playing solid tennis all year. It's good to see him on top. I hope he crosses the finish line.
2021 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) Final: Basilashvili vs Norrie
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
He tanked that game
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Do it for Murray Norrie
fishpiefriday
Semi-Pro
Yasssss! Delighted for Norrie. What a result!
Larry Duff
Legend
Bhagi Katbamna
Legend
Good solid play is what it took today. B was just making too many UE.
James P
G.O.A.T.
This is basically how it's shaking out for the last two positions. Berrettini is only 75 points under the current threshold to qualify, so he's effectively punched the 6th ticket. Removed Nadal (#8) since he's out for the season.
| Race Position | Name | Age | Nation | Race Points | Position Change | ATP Points Change | Next Tournament | Last Tournament | Next Points | Final Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Casper Ruud | 22.8 | NOR1 | 3015 | +1 | +90 | Lost in Indian Wells R16 | |||
| 9 | Hubert Hurkacz | 24.6 | POL1 | 2955 | +180 | Lost in Indian Wells QF | ||||
| 10 | Cameron Norrie | 26.1 | GBR1 | 2840 | +4 | +1000 | Indian Wells W | |||
| 11 | Jannik Sinner | 20.1 | ITA2 | 2595 | -1 | +90 | Antwerp R16 | Lost in Indian Wells R16 | 2640 | 2845 |
| 12 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 21.1 | CAN1 | 2330 | -1 | +10 | Lost in Indian Wells R64 | |||
| 13 | Aslan Karatsev | 28.1 | RUS3 | 2030 | -1 | +90 | Moscow R16 | Lost in Indian Wells R16 | 2075 | 2280 |
| 14 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 30.2 | ESP2 | 1925 | -1 | +45 | Lost in Indian Wells R32 | |||
| 15 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 29.6 | GEO1 | 1885 | +7 | +600 | Lost in Indian Wells F | |||
| 16 | Denis Shapovalov | 22.5 | CAN2 | 1835 | -1 | +45 | Lost in Indian Wells R32 |
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Yes this tournament has been a joke but I'm still glad Norrie won.
In all likelihood this will be the biggest tournament he'll ever win. He's had a good season and he played really solid ball the last couple rounds. He deserves it.
In all likelihood this will be the biggest tournament he'll ever win. He's had a good season and he played really solid ball the last couple rounds. He deserves it.
fundrazer
G.O.A.T.
We did, but a lot of us also saw him get demolished by Ruud two weeks ago.
With that said I did bet Norrie over Grigor and again today... Too bad I had paper hands on the Badosa bet...
Larry Duff
Legend
Great win, very happy
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Or maybe they watched the three previous rounds that were a struggle. Norrie is the Churchillian riddle/mystery/enigma player of 2021.
Terenigma
G.O.A.T.
Clearly he saved his best for the bigger title. Tactical loss to Ruud lol
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Indian Wells has the worst goddamn trophy. It's awkwardly shaped and heavy as hell. You can see Norrie was nervous just holding it, and couldn't hoist it over his head in triumph.
Zardoz7/12
Hall of Fame
If Norrie can carry on making finals win or lose at some point next year he might enter the top 10 in the 52 week rankings. It's a pretty amazing achievement given Norrie wasn't even thought of as a "British hope" in Men's tennis, he was an afterthought in the British medias eyes, it was Kyle Edmund everyone thought would be a top 20 or top 10 player after Murray.
I know it's cliche but hard work does pay off, especially in tennis.
If Norrie can further exceed expectations his next objective is to reach the 2nd week of a slam.
I know it's cliche but hard work does pay off, especially in tennis.
If Norrie can further exceed expectations his next objective is to reach the 2nd week of a slam.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
man, Fawcett should turn pro now. he almost beat Norrie who is BNP champion. and was aceing him like norrie was an amateur
EllieK
Hall of Fame
Great. I can’t watch it live but I’ll happily watch the replay tomorrow. This fan is more a fan of the sport than any one or two players.I don't want to spoil the fun. It might be an entertaining match but I'd just say it's not for the casual fans of tennis
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Norrie dropped out of Antwerp (wise move) so Sinner can be basically tied with a title. From there, they are all doing the Vienna/Paris/Stockholm marathon, kinda like Around The Continent in 30 Days. Should be very suspenseful, kinda like spending a month touting the horses.
fishpiefriday
Semi-Pro
IW and Miami have terrible trophies.
Winners or Errors
Legend
A joke because the top seeds lost? Not following you. Some great matches in this tournament, on both the women's and men's sides.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Gotta get Pacific Life to sponsor it again so we can bring back the breaching whale trophy
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
March, no?
Kralingen
Talk Tennis Guru
Not really willing to go sky is falling here over this outcome. It’s October Indian Wells, post USO, the big 3 all skipped, NextGen fluffed it but it happens. It feels like the logical conclusion to what appears to have been a sparsely attended tournament.
Norrie beat Rublev and Shapo last week in San Diego and absolutely decimated Schwartzman - plus battled back vs. RBA whose game was imo made for this sort of slow hard court. Well deserved as much as his backhand gives me a headache. Kudos to a hard worker with a great mentality.
Both him and Badosa are receiving something of a year end achievement award, huge risers from below the top 50 in 2020 who have gotten close in many big events so far and justifiably get the trophy to top it off.
Norrie beat Rublev and Shapo last week in San Diego and absolutely decimated Schwartzman - plus battled back vs. RBA whose game was imo made for this sort of slow hard court. Well deserved as much as his backhand gives me a headache. Kudos to a hard worker with a great mentality.
Both him and Badosa are receiving something of a year end achievement award, huge risers from below the top 50 in 2020 who have gotten close in many big events so far and justifiably get the trophy to top it off.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The worst trophy at a M1K is the Tiriac-approved Madrid pre-colonoscopy probe.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
In winning Indian Wells, Norrie has:
1. Won his 2nd and by far the biggest title of his career (won his maiden ATP title in Los Cabos, a 250 event, earlier in the season) in his 6th ATP final of the year.
2. Become the 1st British player to win the title in Indian Wells (Rusedski was a losing finalist in 1998, Henman in 2002 & 2004, Murray in 2009).
3. Become the 20th active player to have won at least 1 title at Masters 1000 level.
4. Become the 1st player ranked outside the top #25 to win Indian wells since Ljubicic in 2010.
5. Become the 3rd player to win his maiden Masters 1000 title this season (after Hurkacz in Miami and Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo).
6. Become the 4th British player to win a title at Masters 1000 level (after Rusedski, Henman and Murray) and 2nd active player to do so.
7. Become the #1 ranked British male player for the first time in his career (finally achieving the ranking to match his results).
1. Won his 2nd and by far the biggest title of his career (won his maiden ATP title in Los Cabos, a 250 event, earlier in the season) in his 6th ATP final of the year.
2. Become the 1st British player to win the title in Indian Wells (Rusedski was a losing finalist in 1998, Henman in 2002 & 2004, Murray in 2009).
3. Become the 20th active player to have won at least 1 title at Masters 1000 level.
4. Become the 1st player ranked outside the top #25 to win Indian wells since Ljubicic in 2010.
5. Become the 3rd player to win his maiden Masters 1000 title this season (after Hurkacz in Miami and Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo).
6. Become the 4th British player to win a title at Masters 1000 level (after Rusedski, Henman and Murray) and 2nd active player to do so.
7. Become the #1 ranked British male player for the first time in his career (finally achieving the ranking to match his results).
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Mainad
Bionic Poster
That's correct. I thought his parents had accompanied him but they are still living in New Zealand. My bad.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
They are both laboratory professionals of some sort and met through their work, then left U.K. for South Africa but their stay there was shortened when they were victimized in a home invasion. They landed on their feet with their employment at a NZ lab. Not an easy thing to do a third time within a decade or so if they had come back to their roots in Scotland or Wales or hunker down in neutral London.
Notorious_Junkballer
Hall of Fame
One of the better finals of the last decade. Man, whatta rollercoaster ride!
kevin qmto
Hall of Fame
Now Cam can afford to dye that patch of grey hair on his head.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Didn’t help that two European players played at a time when most Europeans were fast asleep.final with 3 pages...
aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
That summary is good for like 90% of Basilashvili matches vs high-ranked players.
final with 3 pages...
This is new normal.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
I think it's a cool looking one but it's just awkward to hold.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Which is great, because there are no rabid fans fighting with each other and bringing guys who aren't even playing into the discussion.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Wut? There has been increased toxicity from the fanboy bases with their idols idle and their hands transforming from their usual chores of overadulation into hate for the guys that kept grinding into the second weekend. All the pathetic calls that the tennis wasn’t worth watching with Player A as a SFist or Player B undeserving of making a final because of his limited ball bashing skill set.
tennis4me
Hall of Fame
Looks like Fawcett is now an investment banker. Could potentially make more money than Norrie, unless Norrie continues winning Masters 1000 tourney and starts getting large sponsorships.
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
Cam Norrie is a pusher!
Sorry, it's something you have to say at least once during your stay at TTW.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
He “shovels” his bh. I guess Connors was a shovelhead too. And Pancho Segura with his 2-hand righty FH, a virtual mirror image of the bh his protégé Jimbo made.
Picmun
Hall of Fame
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