On Day-3 of the BNP Paribas Open 2014, we wrapped Men’s Qualifying to complete the ATP World Tour Indian Wells main draw; while the bottom half of the WTA draw battled through First Round play. We also managed to squeeze-in three First Round Womens Doubles matches; while the guys unveiled some of the most intriguing doubles pairings ever seen on the ATP World Tour (Marin Cilic and Juan Martin del Potro?!).
![The new Indian Wells East Entrance...with valet parking next to Stadium 2](https://i0.wp.com/www.andytayloronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IW-4Mar14-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C221)
First, results from the final round of qualifying…
- Dusan Lajovic (SRB) def. Ruben Bememans (BEL) 6-2 6-4 — — First Round opponent: Lukas Rosol (CZE)
- Daniel Kosakowski (USA) def. David Goffin (BEL) 6-3 6-2 — — First Round opponent: Qualifier Dominic Thiem (AUT)
- Stephane Robert (FRA) def. Bobby Reynolds (USA) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-2 — — First Round opponent: Victor Hanescu (ROM)
- Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) def. Michael Shabaz (USA) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 — — First Round opponent: Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
- Dominic Thiem (AUT) def. Nicolas Meister (USA) 6-4 6-2 — — First Round opponent: Qualifier Daniel Kosakowski (USA)
- Peter Polansky (CAN) def. Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4 3-6 6-1 — — First Round opponent: Juan Monaco (ARG)
- Sam Groth (AUS) def. Evgeny Donsky (RUS) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4 — — First Round opponent: Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
- Paul-Henri Mathieu def. James Ward (GBR) 6-2 6-3 — — First Round opponent: Qualifier Robby Ginepri (USA)
- Alex Kuznetsov (USA) def. Taro Daniel (JPN) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-2 — — First Round opponent: Sam Querrey (USA)
- John Patrick Smith (AUS) def. Andrej Martin 6-3 7-5 — — First Round opponent: Robin Haase (NED)
- Daniel Munoz-De La Nava (ESP) def. Greg Ouellette (USA) 6-1 6-3 — — First Round opponent: Julien Benneteau (FRA)
- Robby Ginepri (USA) def. Austin Krajicek (USA) 6-1 7-5 — — First Round opponent: Paul-Henri Matthieu (FRA)
>> MEN’S SINGLES DRAW || >> MEN’S DOUBLES DRAW (You have to see this)
![American Alison Riske on the new Stadium-2](https://i0.wp.com/andytayloronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IW-4Mar14-10.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
In ladies’ First Round play on the bottom half of the draw…
- Kurumi Nara (JPN) def. [Q] Allie Kiick (USA) 6-4 6-0
- Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def. [Q] Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) 3-6 6-2 6-4
- Shuai Peng (CHN) def. [WC] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 4-6 6-0 7-5
- [Q] Sharon Fichman (CAN) def. Shahar Peer (ISR) 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Madison Keys (USA) def. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-2 6-1
- [Q] Casey Dellacqua (AUS) def. Christina Mchale (USA) 7-6(4) 6-4
- Varvara Lepchenko (USA) def. [Q] Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-2 6-2
- Lauren Davis (USA) def. [Q] Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) 6-4 6-3
- Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) def. Iveta Melzer (CZE) 6-4 6-2
- [WC] Shelby Rogers (USA) def. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 6-0 6-4
- [Q] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) def. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) def. Alison Riske (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-2 6-1
- Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) def. [WC] Nadia Petrova (RUS) 1-1 Retired
- Annika Beck (GER) def. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-2 2-6 7-5
- [Q] Heather Watson (GBR) def. [WC] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 7-5 6-4
And in First Round doubles play on the ladies side…
- [4] K Peschke (CZE) / K Srebotnik (SLO) def. T Babos (HUN) / J Jankovic (SRB) 7-6(8) 6-3
- K Date-Krumm (JPN) / B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) def. [6] A Hlavackova (CZE) / L Safarova (CZE) 6-2 7-5
- M Erakovic (NZL) / P Martic (CRO) def. M Niculescu (ROU) / K Zakopalova (CZE) 7-6(2) 6-4
>> WOMEN’S SINGLES DRAW || >> WOMEN’S DOUBLES DRAW
Here’s what to expect today, on Day-4 of the BNP Paribas Open 2014: First Round play in the top-halves of both the WTA and ATP World Tour draws, plus eight First Round matches in the WTA doubles draw…
![The man. The myth. The legend. Cedric Mourier.](https://i0.wp.com/www.andytayloronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IW-4Mar14-9.jpg?resize=420%2C560)
STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
ATP – T Smyczek (USA) vs [WC] J Sock (USA)
WTA – A Kleybanova (RUS) vs [WC] V Duval (USA)
ATP – L Hewitt (AUS) vs M Ebden (AUS)
WTA – [WC] C Vandeweghe (USA) vs A Cadantu (ROU)
Not Before 7:00 pm
WTA – B Mattek-Sands (USA) vs C Garcia (FRA)
ATP – [Q] A Kuznetsov (USA) vs S Querrey (USA)
STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
ATP – B Becker (GER) vs E Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
ATP – M Russell (USA) vs D Young (USA)
WTA – F Schiavone (ITA) vs M Barthel (GER)
WTA – [WC] M Hingis (SUI) / S Lisicki (GER) vs [7] A Barty (AUS) / C Dellacqua (AUS)
Not Before 5:00 pm
ATP – A Golubev (KAZ) vs [WC] R Harrison (USA)
WTA – V King (USA) vs [Q] B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
WTA – [WC] T Townsend (USA) vs K Knapp (ITA)
ATP – R Stepanek (CZE) vs D Istomin (UZB)
ATP – J Monaco (ARG) vs [Q] P Polansky (CAN)
ATP – J Chardy (FRA) vs [WC] R Williams (USA)
ATP – I Karlovic (CRO) vs A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)
STADIUM 4 start 11:00 am
WTA – P Ormaechea (ARG) vs J Zheng (CHN)
WTA – [Q] C Giorgi (ITA) vs A Petkovic (GER)
WTA – E Svitolina (UKR) vs M Puig (PUR)
ATP – [Q] R Ginepri (USA) vs [Q] P Mathieu (FRA)
STADIUM 5 start 11:00 am
ATP – S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs L Kubot (POL)
WTA – [3] S Errani (ITA) / R Vinci (ITA) vs [WC] S Kuznetsova (RUS) / S Stosur (AUS)
ATP – [Q] D Lajovic (SRB) vs L Rosol (CZE)
WTA – [Q] O Rogowska (AUS) vs [WC] D Vekic (CRO)
STADIUM 6 start 11:00 am
WTA – U Radwanska (POL) vs A Wozniak (CAN)
WTA – [1] S Hsieh (TPE) / S Peng (CHN) vs S Aoyama (JPN) / O Kalashnikova (GEO)
WTA – [5] C Black (ZIM) / S Mirza (IND) vs [WC] M Keys (USA) / A Riske (USA)
ATP – D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs S Giraldo (COL)
STADIUM 7 start 11:00 am
ATP – A Falla (COL) vs F Delbonis (ARG)
WTA – A Tomljanovic (CRO) vs L Dominguez Lino (ESP)
WTA – H Chan (TPE) / L Huber (USA) vs [2] E Makarova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS)
WTA – M Niculescu (ROU) vs M Erakovic (NZL)
STADIUM 8 start 11:00 am
WTA – K Pliskova (CZE) vs [Q] M Larcher de Brito (POR)
ATP – J Vesely (CZE) vs I Sijsling (NED)
WTA – A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / A Rodionova (AUS) vs K Mladenovic (FRA) / F Pennetta (ITA)
WTA – G Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs M Torro-Flor (ESP)
STADIUM 9 start 12:00 noon
WTA – J Cepelova (SVK) vs J Goerges (GER)
WTA – [PR] K Jans-Ignacik (POL) / I Melzer (CZE) vs A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Y Shvedova (KAZ)
WTA – After Suitable Rest – J Goerges (GER) / A Groenefeld (GER) vs [PR] C Chuang (TPE) / C Scheepers (RSA)