Indian Wells

Hey Guys, Here is my 2017 report from Indian Wells. I say it every year but the tennis garden is truly a beautiful place. We left snow, rain and damp cold behind to enjoy brilliant sunshine, blue skies and heat. Can I complain about the heat? It was hot! But at night, shorts and a t-shirt was all that was …

The comeback king reigns supreme as Roger Federer defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 to win his fifth Indian Wells title and continue his spectacular start to the year by collecting his first Masters 1000 trophy since Cincinnati 2015. As usual, the victory brings up more milestones than you can shake a stick at: 90th tour-level title, 25th Masters 1000 title, …

Roger Federer will have a chance for a record-equalling five titles in Indian Wells tomorrow after defeating Jack Sock 6-1 7-6(4) to set up an all Swiss showdown with Stan Wawrinka in Sunday's showpiece. The win sees Roger make his 138th final on the ATP World Tour and he'll be vying for his 90th tour-level title. Should he take it, …

Roger Federer is into the Indian Wells Semi Finals without hitting a ball after Nick Kyrgios withdrew due to suspected food poisoning. The Aussie announced he wouldn't be able to play on Twitter two hours before play was scheduled to start: So good news or bad news? Impossible to say really, it means he'll have had two days off so …

A third successive win for the GOAT against his great rival Rafael Nadal as he moved into the Indian Wells Quarter Finals with a 6-2, 6-3 win in just over an hour. It was a scintillating performance from the Swiss who fired 26 winners and set the tone by breaking in the opening game to win through in style and …

A fourth round clash against Rafael Nadal awaits Roger Federer as he defeated Steve Johnson 7-6(3), 7-6(4) in the final day session match at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The Swiss dropped just six points on his first serve in the encounter, and while Johnson forced two tie-breaks, it was Roger who had that little bit extra when needed to …

No time wasted for the GOAT in Indian Wells as he moved into the third round with a 6-2 6-1 victory over wily old veteran Stephane Robert in just 51 minutes. It was the first-ever meeting between the two, but Roger soon had the upper hand, taking advantage of Robert's AWOL first serve to break five times in the match …

The Indian Wells draw ceremony took place at midnight here in the UK, and it's a tough one for Roger who has landed in the same section as Nadal and Djokovic. With his seeding at 9th, he'd have to beat both of them potentially to make the semi-finals! Federer's Projected Opponents Round 1: Bye Round 2: Dudi Sela / Stephane …

This post was sent to me earlier today via the contact form on my blog by James Forryan. Perhaps inspired my Murli's Down By The Seaside post who knows but regardless I thought it was funny so here it is 🙂 Thank you for sending it in! Roger stands at the window of his multi-million pound Swiss mansion whilst stroking …

Hey guys, here's Roger Federer's outfit for Dubai, Indian Wells, and Miami 2017. I included this colourway in the Australian Open 2017 outfit post as I wasn't sure if it was a night session outfit but since he only wore the white version; this will be the ensemble for Dubai, Indian Wells, and Miami. The Australian Open Henley of the …