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BBC Sport: Watson to play major tournament

BBC Sport — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:49:14 MDT

Heather Watson has secured a wildcard into the main draw of next week's Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in Florida.

Scotsman: Tennis: Murray into Indian Wells last eight as Djokovic crashes out

Scotsman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 8:42:11 MDT

ANDY MURRAY eased into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after his fourth-round opponent Nicolas Almagro was forced to retire with an ankle injury.

BBC Sport: Wozniacki books semi-final place

BBC Sport — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 7:28:16 MDT

Caroline Wozniacki holds off a battling Zheng Jie to reach the last four of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

NY Times: Wozniacki Joins Friend Radwanska In Semis

NY Times — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 4:56:02 MDT

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki resisted a sizzling baseline display from China's Zheng Jie to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a hard-fought 6-4 4-6 6-1 victory on Wednesday.

NY Times: Djokovic Exits, Nadal And Murray Advance

NY Times — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 4:56:02 MDT

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former champion Novak Djokovic tumbled out of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Wednesday, upset 7-5 6-3 by big-serving Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the fourth round.

NY Times: Nadal Restores Order With Win at Indian Wells

NY Times — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 4:56:02 MDT

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- Rafael Nadal restored order on a day of upsets with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 fourth-round victory over big-serving American John Isner at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, after Novak Djokovic and Elena Dementieva were ousted.

Guardian: Rafael Nadal grinds out win at BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells

Guardian — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 3:35:14 MDT

• World No3 beat John Isner 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 • Second seed Novak Djokovic latest high-profile casualty Rafael Nadal was forced to dig deep to see off the challenge of the giant American John Isner, a player the world No3 believes has "unbelievable potential". Nadal, who is returning to action ...

Guardian: Andy Murray progresses at Indian Wells after Nicolás Almagro injury

Guardian — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 3:35:14 MDT

• Scot leading 6-2, 1-0 before Spaniard withdraws • Murray will play No6 seed Robin Soderling tomorrow Andy Murray enjoyed a shorter than expected workout here last night as he moved into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open when Nicolás Almagro of Spain retired injured after one gam...

Guardian: Caroline Wozniacki edges past Zheng Jie into Indian Wells semis

Guardian — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 3:35:13 MDT

• Second seed beat Zheng Jie 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 • Wozniacki to face friend Agnieszka Radwanska in semi-final The second seed, Caroline Wozniacki, was forced to a third-set decider against China's Zheng Jie before booking her place in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The D...

BBC Sport: Murray through but Djokovic exits

BBC Sport — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 3:07:10 MDT

Andy Murray reaches the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open after opponent Nicolas Almagro retires injured, but Novak Djokovic is sent crashing out.