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?!).
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)
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…
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)
