WTA Indian Wells 2025

[marc45]

Well… let’s not forget that is exactly what Keys did at the Aus Open.

She beat Swiatek and then Sabalenka back to back in the SF and Final. And that was for a slam!

And then look at how she just fared yesterday against Sabalenka for the rematch. Let’s not base one or two matches and decide if it cements someone.

I’m not downplaying Andreeva, I’ve been speaking and hyping her for 2 years. But beating #1 Sabalenka and #2 Swiatek isn’t something new as Keys did it barely 2 months ago and that didn’t exactly turn great today.

yeah, but this girl is 17....would be far more impressive to me than a hardened veteran of a decade who was in a slam final years before...great achievement by Keys, never thought she could do it, but nobody is thinking this is now the player that will take over the game ...Andreeva is years younger than Sabs and Iga and has a long runway ahead of her with no one around her age that's anywhere near as good as her or accomplished...Gauff is four years older but is not better than Andreeva now...if she's not a future #1 with multiple majors I'd be stunned

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Well, it's already pretty impressive to make back-to-back Masters 1000 finals.
I don't expect Mirra to trouble the world nº 1 in this kind of form. But all things considered she probably made the best start of the year (other than perhaps Keys?).

It's also great to see Conchita Martínez happy and fulfilled, their sarcastic/affectionate relationship is a gem.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

The weather and the wind wrack havoc since last week. I wonder how different the tournament could be if the weather would be better. The ball is kinda unpredictable, so basically the one who could adapt better would win the match. I would go crazy in this circumstances.

I used to watch Indian Wells on TV back in the 90s and early 2000s and I don't remember this kind of unpredictable weather. Perhaps it wasn't at this time of the year back then?
I just remember players sweating profusely.

 

[Rattler]

Not to defend Swiatek cause that looked bad but the ball didn't hit the kid, we've seen players literally hit balls kids with their recklessness and not get punished.

But I will say she's really not endearing herself to the fans of the tour. While Sabalenka, Keys and Andreeva are highly marketable and funny/charasmatic, Iga just keeps doing this crap.

What was her problem? Any idea what she was going on about with the chair?

 

[sortof]

Between our two most likeable WTA players (wink,wink): Iga and QinwenZ. Who would you rather root to win
I read somewhere today from a highly reputable news source (Daily Express USA) that Qinwen allegedly refused to feed lobs during practice to her opponent (Kostyuk). That's a new height of likeability factor.

I strongly condemn Sinophobia - as popular as it may be (wink, wink).

 

[Tallawah Tennis]

The unknown (to me) pair Asia Muhammed/Demi Shuurs have won the IW dubs. Both pairs of finalists were unseeded. En route, AM/DS took out the number 3 seeds Errani / Paolini & the number 1 seeds Townsend / Siniakova. This article gives a bit of ackground about the winners, in case of interest.

Muhammad and Schuurs capture WTA 1000 Indian Wells doubles title

In only their third WTA 1000 event as a pairing, Asia Muhammad of the United States and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands have already teamed up to win a WTA 1000 trophy, taking home the BNP Paribas Open doubles title in Indian Wells.

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Errani not to be denied though, winning the mixed title with Vavassori, as the top seeds.

 

[tennis4me]

I strongly condemn Sinophobia - as popular as it may be (wink, wink).

This is not sinophobia. I used to root for her until I found out what a nice person she is. (wink, wink). I even started questioning Navarro after that little clash they had. Turned out Emma was right all along.

 

[sortof]

This is not sinophobia. I used to root for her until I found out what a nice person she is. (wink, wink). I even started questioning Navarro after that little clash they had. Turned out Emma was right all along.

So you claim to know for sure what happened between Navarro and Zheng (in the locker room)? Your source the "Daily Express" again (wink, wink)?

 

[tennis4me]

So you claim to know for sure what happened between Navarro and Zheng (in the locker room)? Your source the "Daily Express" again (wink, wink)?

Sort of. Since you mocked the daily express that I myself sarcastically quoted ...

Qinwen Zheng Shows Poor Sportsmanship at Wuhan Open

Qinwen Zheng displayed poor sportsmanship again during the Wuhan Open finals.

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Seems like her legal team might have asked SI to take it down.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Shocking result in this Sabs vs Keys match. Outch.

Not shocking at all. Sabalenka is is one of the most formidable, talented female players of the past decade, and she always means business.

All credit to Sabalenka, she's a bad ass. Full stop.

Without a doubt.

Swiatek....with every passing tournament, she stops pretending she is anything other than a violent, PED addled, habitually cheating, entitled low point for professional tennis.

 

[AM75]

It's fascinating how Andreeva vs Swiatek is almost repeated in Draper vs Alcaraz.

 

[AM75]

Sort of. Since you mock the daily express that I myself sarcastically quoted ...

Qinwen Zheng Shows Poor Sportsmanship at Wuhan Open

Qinwen Zheng displayed poor sportsmanship again during the Wuhan Open finals.

web.archive.org

Seems like her legal team might have asked SI to take it down.

Would be cool if legal teams of players would finally start taking Wertheimer to the court.

 

[tennis4me]

Would be cool if legal teams of players would finally start taking Wertheimer to the court.

Did he do it to other players than Krejcikova?

 

[Mainad]

Does this mean both Rune and Draper are heading for the top #10 from next Monday?

 

[spystud]

Yes, they will be top seeds in WTA Miami.

 

[tennis24x7]

^ I’ll embed so more will see it.

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900717352250937488

Despicable, should have been docked a game.

 

[tennis24x7]

Sabalenka breaks again! 6-0 4-0.

She wants to humiliate Keys, and do it to her in Madi's home country.

I'm beyond words.

Is Keys playing that badly?

 

[Bisquick]

Get your chores done early tmrw - cause both the ladies and men’s finals will be must watch tv!

 

[Arak]

I strongly condemn Sinophobia - as popular as it may be (wink, wink).

I think you should separate the person from cultural and racial stereotypes. If someone says she’s not a nice person, it’s not Sinophobia, just because she’s Chinese.

 

[spystud]

It’s time kids, we’re up.

 

[time_fly]

Sabalenka needs to stop stepping on a cat every time she serves. That noise is awful.

 

[flyingboris]

Looks competitive so far. Couple UE by Mirra, otherwise this match would have started with a break. (if if don't exist)

 

[flyingboris]

Uh oh.. that Sabalenka break to get to 3-1 looked way too comfortable.

 

[spystud]

Yeah, this set may already be dusted.

 

[flyingboris]

My three stream options are stuck on a twenty second loop finishing with a great Sabalenka FH DTL. Could be worse.

 

[spystud]

Mirra serving at 2-5.

 

[spystud]

My three stream options are stuck on a twenty second loop finishing with a great Sabalenka FH DTL. Could be worse.

Here's one that was working earlier, but it ain't English.

 

[Hitman]

I want Mirra to win

 

[spystud]

That set was pretty quick.

 

[Nostradamus]

That set was pretty quick.

i am not buying this racket after that last performance

 

[Hitman]

Mirra with a warning

 

[tennis4me]

Sabalenka made it look easy. Everything was working for her - serves, returns, defense, drop shots, ...
Let's see if there will be any momentum switch.

 

[Cage Rattler]

Too much pace for her .. in the good old days no one ran off the after a set.

 

[spystud]

3 missed BPs by Mirra, that will hurt.

 

[spystud]

Now an overhead into the bottom of the net.

 

[Kralingen]

Poor Mirra self destructing

 

[tx10is]

andreeva getting very tentative on break points especially with that slice forehand

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

This is a good learning experience for Andreeva.
She's not winning any of the important, possibly match-turning points, and that's something she will eventually incorporate in her game.
She's incorporating all these elements at a much younger age than any of her current rivals and it can only benefit her in the coming years.
You're always gonna have a bad final, better get it out of the way now.

 

[flyingboris]

Moonballin' for the win!

 

[Hitman]

Finally!

 

[spystud]

There we go, rips a return winner to break.

 

[flyingboris]

Well look at that! A break.. of Sabalenka!

 

[Hitman]

Well look at that! A break.. of Sabalenka!

Only took 19 attempts this season

 

[flyingboris]

Crowd getting into it a litte

 

[Deleted member 821161]

Ballistic reporting for duty. Looks like Andreeva had a slow start.

 

[spystud]

Wow, the stab body shot winner.

 

[flyingboris]

Ballistic reporting for duty. Looks like Andreeva had a slow start.

At the second game of the second set, both had 11 winners somehow. I'm guessing the UE count wasn't great on Mirra's side

 

[flyingboris]

Wow, the stab body shot winner.

Followed by an embarrassingly bad dropshot attempt

 

[flyingboris]

I love the slide that Mirra makes on the FH side. She's got great reach on that side. Didn't get her the game this time, but it's a good tool to have!

 

[Hitman]

What a way to save BP