Goffin Reaches Semifinals Over Cilic

David Goffin is through to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semifinal after beating Marin Cilic 7-6(4), 6-2 on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
The Belgian backed up his fourth-round win over third seed Stan Wawrinka, which lasted almost two and a half hours on Wednesday, to beat Cilic in one hour and 38 minutes. Goffin saved 11 of the 12 break points he faced to beat the Croat for the second time this month, having also bested him on the eve of Indian Wells in Davis Cup action.
The 25-year-old Goffin goes on to face either Milos Raonic or Gael Monfils as he bids to reach the biggest final of his career.

 

Serena Williams Sets Radwanska Clash

Serena Williams thought Wednesday night’s match in the BNP Paribas Open against defending champion
Simona Halep could be a measuring stick. What it seemed to be measuring was the distance between Williams and the rest of the WTA.
Halep played fine, but she couldn’t do much in losing 6-4, 6-3 to Williams in 68 minutes.
“I'm happy to be able to close that one out,” Williams said. “Obviously I think there are always things that I would like to work on to do better, but overall I think it was a solid win for me.”
“She knows how to play in big stadiums and big matches, big games,” Williams said. “Obviously she does everything so well, including running, and this is a good surface for her because it's a slow surface. I think I expect there will be a lot of long rallies.

“Honestly, I will be ready. I really like Aga on and off the court. I think she's super exciting to watch on the court, and off the court I think she's really one of the nicest people. Regardless, I think it will be a really good match-up.” 
Williams said that she had noticed Radwanska’s consistency this year. With her victory over Kvitova, that makes it four semifinals in all four tournaments she’s played this year. Radwanska won a title in Shenzhen and lost to Williams in the Australian Open semifinal 6-0, 6-4.
“She's been so consistent. I was thinking she should be (ranked) higher,” Williams said. “It's unfortunate it can't be a final, but we'll see how it goes.

“I don't think she's won this tournament yet, but obviously she probably wants to. We will see how that goes.”

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Djokovic Beats Lopez, Faces Tsonga in Quarterfinals

After losing to Feliciano Lopez just three weeks ago, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was ruthless in his
dismissal of the Spaniard on Wednesday evening at the BNP Paribas Open, reaching the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Stadium 1.
Djokovic advanced in just 66 minutes, winning 75 per cent of his service points and breaking Lopez three times from six opportunities. Lopez is the only man to beat Djokovic this season, when the Serb retired due to an eye problem after the first set of their Dubai quarterfinal last month.
"I have respect for his game, which definitely made me very cautious of approaching this match and made me very determined to impose my game plan from the very beginning," said Djokovic.

"Obviously trying to be patient and wait for the opportunities, and when they presented, I needed to capitalize on them. Which I did.

"I don't think he has played on the level that he can, but I just think that I made him play an extra shot, which is very important against players like him. I was very solid. I didn't allow him to come to the net too many times. It was a good performance."
Lopez had earned his place in the Round of 16 after an epic victory over fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday, in a match lasting three hours and 16 minutes. The 34-year-old Lopez is back in action Thursday when he and Marc Lopez team up in the doubles quarterfinals against Australian Open champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Nadal Beats Zverev From a Matchpoint Down to Reach Quarterfinals

Former world no.1, three times champion Rafael Nadal advances through the quarterfinals of BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) 2016. Spaniard defeats german Alexander Zverev in three sets (6-7; 6-0; 7-5). Nadal comeback from a matchpoint down to beat Zverev, as he reaches QF. In quarterfinal, spaniard will meet winner of John Isner vs Kei Nishikori.

Cilic Beats Gasquet to Reach Quarterfinals

It took two hours and 15 minutes, but 10th seed Marin Cilic ultimately prevailed over eighth seed Richard Gasquet, reaching the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 victory on Wednesday in

The Croat let by a set and 5-3, but Gasquet reeled off four straight games to level the contest. Cilic regained the advantage in the sixth game of the decider, though, and didn't falter as he went on to close out his 12th win of the season.

The 27-year-old Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion (d. Nishikori), is through to the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the first time and goes on to face David Goffin, who pulled off his second career win over a Top 10 player against World No. 4 Stan Wawrinka, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5) on Stadium 2.
Indian Wells.

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Wawrinka out of Indian Wells

Swiss tennis player, world no.4 Stan Wawrinka is out of BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) 2016. Wawrinka got defeated by David Goffin in three sets (3-6; 7-5; 6-7).

Djokovic Holds off Kohlschreiber; Thiem Tops Sock

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic fended off a late fightback from Philipp Kohlschreiber to book his place in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round with a 7-5, 7-5 victory on Tuesday night at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The 28-year-old Djokovic goes on to face the only man to have beaten him all year - Feliciano Lopez - on Wednesday for a spot in the quarterfinals. Lopez scored a rare win over Djokovic in the Dubai quarterfinals last month, when the Serb retired with an eye problem after losing the first set.
Djokovic is chasing an unprecedented fifth Indian Wells crown and his third in a row. The Belgrade native moved to a 43-6 tournament record as he edged Kohlschreiber in one hour and 39 minutes.

Djokovic let slip a 5-2 lead in the second set, squandering four match points as he served for victory in the ninth game. But the right-hander broke Kohlschreiber decisively in the 12th game to seal victory - his eighth in nine meetings with the No. 30-ranked Kohlschreiber.
"I allowed myself twice to lose serve when I was a break up in both sets," said Djokovic. "Those things cannot happen. I cannot allow myself any more to react that way in those particular circumstances.

"I was fortunate today to manage to win in straight sets. But Kohlschreiber is an experienced player. He has played so many times on the big occasions, so he knows how to capitalize on the opportunities and come back into the match.

"I just put myself in a very difficult position after that. But there are more positive things I can take out of this match today comparing it with the first one."
Djokovic has an 18-1 match record this season, highlighted by the title in Doha (d. Nadal) and his 11th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open (d. Murray).
Dominic Thiem finished strongly to defeat Jack Sock 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1 in a third-round contest between two of the ATP World Tour’s most exciting young talents. The 22-year-old Austrian responded to the loss of a tight second set by reeling off five games in a row. Sock broke back as Thiem served for the match, but the right-hander immediately struck again to claim victory in two hours and 14 minutes.
Thiem has been one of the form players on the ATP World Tour in 2016, surging to a career-high World No. 13 after beating Rafael Nadal en route to the Buenos Aires title and winning his first ATP World Tour 500 crown in Acapulco.
Next up for the Austrian, as he looks to reach his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal, will be Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The seventh-seeded Tsonga defeated home favorite Sam Querrey 6-3, 6-4 in 74 minutes.

Source: BNP Paribas Open