Azarenka vs Sharapova Indian Wells 2012 Finals Match Highlights

The Indian Wells 2012 women's singles finals between world #1 Victoria Azarenka and #2 Maria Sharapova is available for viewing online here. Azarenka downed Sharapova in straight sets to win her fourth tournament of the year. | Finals Preview: Both players will be playing for the first time since Azarenka defeated Sharapova in the Australian Open championship match in January to claim her first Grand Slam title. That win also propelled Azarenka to the top ranking in the WTA tour and she has now amassed a perfect record of 22-0 for the year. This is the best start for a women's singles tennis season since Martina Hingis won more almost 40 matches to start her 1997 campaign.

Azarenka reached her fourth final of the season and first at the BNP Paribas Open with a straight forward 64 63 over Angelique Kerber of Germany. She has lost only one set on her way to the final. Sharapova advanced to the championship match when Ana Ivanovic retired in the second set with a hip injury. Azarenka holds a 4-3 advantage over the top Russian player in their career head-to-head and she has won their last three encounters in straight sets. She will be favored to win her first Indian Wells tennis tournament but no one is counting out the three-time Grand Slam champion who was also an Indian Wells champion in 2006.

Azarenka praised her German opponent and was quoted with the following statement after their semifinal. "I really was impressed by the way Angelique was playing... I think she showed some excellent tennis. It was the first time we played on the pro tour, so it was a little bit new for me. I think she's a great player, and she really pushed me to raise my level and really dig to win that match." The top ranked Belarussian will be aiming for her fourth title of the year after winning in Sydney, Melbourne, and Doha. She has reached six consecutive finals for the first time in her career, including finals appearances in her last two tournaments for 2011.

This will only be the third time since 2005 that the top two players in women's tennis will be facing off in the final of the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Sharapova will be going for her 25th WTA title, and her first since Cincinnati in August 2011. She won the opening set against Ivanovic 6-4 and was serving at 0-1 down in the second when the 2008 champion and former world #1 retired from the match. The winner of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament will earn $1,000,000 - the biggest paycheck outside of the Grand Slams.

Watch the matches below to get an idea on how potentially explosive and loud this Indian Wells 2012 final match will be between Azarenka and Sharapova. Don't forget to watch the BNP Paribas Open women singles finals live online streaming here.

Azarenka vs Sharapova Miami 2011 Highlights:



Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Sharapova at the 2010 Stanford Finals Highlights:

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Sharapova vs Ivanovic: Indian Wells Match Highlights

The highlights of the Indian Wells 2012 semifinals between Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic is available in the WTA tour website through this link. Sharapova advanced to her 2nd Indian Wells finals after Ivanovic retired due to injury while the Russian was leading 64 01. | Preview - March 16: A highly anticipated semifinal match-up between two former Indian Wells winners who have also been ranked #1 in women's tennis will be broadcast live online through video streaming at TennisTv.com. The semifinal clash between #2 Maria Sharapova and #16 Ana Ivanovic will be held on Friday, March 16 in Stadium 1 of the BNP Paribas Open.

The last time the two players have met was in the finals of the 2008 Australian Open when Sharapova won her third title by beating Ivanovic 7-5 6-3. Sharapova leads their rivalry 3-2 and won all three of their previous encounters on hard courts. She has an 8-2 record this season against Ivanovic's 7-5 record and will be favored to advance to her second Indian Wells final. However, Ivanovic is in fine form recently and she reached the semifinals by beating two top 10 players in consecutive matches. She eliminated #4 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and #7 Marion Bartoli, both in straight sets in the past two rounds. Sharapova and Ivanovic are vying for their first titles this year.

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Indian Wells 2012: Federer vs Del Potro Match Highlights

The Indian Wells 2012 quarterfinal match highlights between Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro is available online through the BNP Paribas Open website. The link to the video is here. It was the fourth win for world #3 Federer over del Potro this season also beating him at the Australian Open, in Rotterdam, and in Dubai. Federer now leads their head-to-head series 10-2. | 03/16 Update: Watch out for the on-coming Indian Wells 2012 quarterfinal live online action between #3 Roger Federer and #9 Juan Martin del Potro. It would be the third meeting between the two since February with Federer winning both their previous matches - in the Rotterdam finals and Dubai semifinals.

Preview: World #3 Roger Federer has now reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament and is expected to reach the semifinals where he will meet #2 Rafael Nadal. Switzerland’s #1 player holds the record for most consecutive wins at Indian Wells with three – he won the 2004, 2005, and 2006 titles defeating England’s Tim Henman, Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt, and American James Blake respectively. Watch highlights of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament matches live online here.

Federer has reached the semifinals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament in three of the last four years. This year, he won in straight sets against American wild card Denis Kudla 64 61 and eliminated Canada’s #1 player Milos Raonic in three sets to reach the fourth round. He also beat Brazil’s Thomaz Belluci in the fourth round after losing the opening set.

Federer’s 2012 season is so far a model of consistency that has taken him to an 18-2 win-loss record this year. He has won 12 straight matches to date after winning titles in Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer Has won 35 of last 37 matches capturing five titles in seven tournaments. His only losses during this period are to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open semifinals and to John Isner during the Davis Cup tie last February.

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Kerber vs Li: Indian Wells 2012 Match Highlights

Angelique Kerber of Germany won for the first time in four meetings against #8-seed and reigning French Open champion Na Li to reach her first ever Indian Wells semifinals. In their 2 most recent meetings, Kerber managed to win just five games against the Chinese #1. On Wednesday, it was Kerber who came out on top during their featured night match in the Stadium 1 of the BNP Paribas Open. Kerber beat Li in straight sets 64 62 to keep alive her hope of winning her second tournament this season. Kerber won the Paris tennis tournament early in February for her first career WTA title. She reached her career high #19 ranking before the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament and is projected to rise again when the new WTA rankings are released next Monday. Kerber had two comeback wins against young American players in this year's tournament. She saved two match points in her second round match against Sloane Stephens and three in her fourth round win over Christina McHale. Watch the match highlights of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament here.

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Indian Wells 2012 Semifinals: Djokovic vs Isner Live Online Streaming

03/16 Update: Novak Djokovic will go for his second straight Indian Wells finals appearance when he takes on #11 American John Isner in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. | 03/15 Update: Indian Wells 2012 quarterfinal action live will start with the #1-seed Novak Djokovic battling #12 Nicolas Almagro. Djokovic is aiming for a semifinal slot and his chance for his third Indian Wells title. View the Indian Wells 2012 live online streaming matches at TennisTV.com. | 03/14 Update: Defending champion Novak Djokovic advances to the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament with a 3-set win over Pablo Andujar 60 67(5) 62. View the match highlights here.

Preview: World #1 Novak Djokovic is vying for a quarterfinal slot against Spain’s Pablo Andujar as he continues with his defense of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. The Djokovic vs Andujar match will be broadcast live online through video streaming at the TennisTV.com website. The only previous meeting between the two players was in an Umag, Croatia tennis tournament in 2007. Djokovic won that match in straight sets 61 63.

Djokovic's Indian Wells Record

The world #1 is in the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament with a 25-4 match record. Djokovic won titles in 2008 and last year. He beat American Mardy Fish for his first title, and downed Rafael Nadal for his victory last year. He also reached the finals in the 2007 Indian Wells before losing to Nadal. In 2009, he lost to American Andy Roddick. This year, he opened his campaign with a 63 62 win over qualifier Andrey Golubev. He beat No. 29 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the third round before his three-set triumph over Pablo Andujar 60 67(5) 62.

Djokovic's 2012 Season

The 24-year old Serb is 12-1 for the 2012 season and he’s looking to reach the quarter-finals in his third tournament. He won his fifth career Grand Slam title at last January's Australian Open where he defeated Andy Murray and Nadal in the semifinals and finals. In his last tournament in Dubai, he reached the semifinals before losing in straight sets to Andy Murray. Djokovic is at the top of the ATP tennis rankings for the 37th consecutive week.

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Azarenka vs Radwanska Indian Wells 2012 Match Highlights

Latest: #1 Victoria Azarenka stamped her supremacy over #5 Agnieszka Radwanska with a dominant 60 62 victory to reach the semifinals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Click here to view the match highlights. | Preview: The Indian Wells 2012 live online quarterfinal showdown between #1 Victoria Azarenka and #5 Agnieszka Radwanska will be broadcast through TennisTv.com via video streaming today, March 14, 2012. The live action will be shown directly from Stadium 1. Azarenka and Radwanska both lead the WTA tour in number of matches won so far with 20 wins apiece. Azarenka has a perfect 20-0 record with tournament wins in Sydney, Melbourne, and Doha. Radwanska has a 20-3 record, with all three loses at the hands of Azarenka. She lost to the world #1 in the semifinals of Sydney, the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne and the semifinals of the Doha tennis tournament. Radwanska won her first tournament title of the season at Dubai. Azarenka leads their career head-to-head 8-3.

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Federer vs Raonic Indian Wells 2012 Match Highlights Live Online

The Indian Wells 2012 3rd round match between Roger Federer and Milos Raonic is now available online through TennisTv live online streaming video at this link. #3-seed Federer rallies past Raonic 67 62 64 to increase his streak of 73 consecutive match wins against outside Top 20 opponents since his loss to then #32-ranked Lleyton Hewitt in the 2010 Halle final. Other Indian Wells 2012 video highlights available in the website include: | Nadal vs Granollers Highlights (Indian Wells 3R) World No. 2 Rafael Nadal faced fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers in the third round | Top seed Victoria Azarenka came up against Julia Goerges for a place in the quarter-finals | Sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had to overcome Radek Stepanek for a place in the last 16 | Azarenka Interview (Indian Wells 4R) The World No. 1 was looking to maintain her unbeaten start to the 2012 season | Tsonga Interview (Indian Wells 3R) The Frenchman will be looking to progress beyond the fourth round in Indian Wells for the first time |

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Watch Nadal vs Federer Live Online - Indian Wells 2012 Semifinals

March 17: The semifinal match between #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer will be broadcast live online here. While Nadal is favored to win due to a superior 18-9 career head-to-head advantage over his Swiss opponent, it is the 16-time Grand Slam champion who has been the more consistent player in the past six months having won five of his last seven tournaments including two this year. Nadal is aiming to win his first title of the year here in Indian Wells 2012.

Tournament Preview - March 11: In a few hours, world #2 Rafael Nadal will start his Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament campaign against Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer in a second round match. He is one of the favorites at this year's BNP Paribas Open. Nadal is playing for the first time since losing to #1 Novak Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open final.

The Stadium 1 court at Indian Wells is one of his more successful venues - Nadal has reached the semi-finals or better at Indian Wells the last six times he has played it. He was a singles champion in 2007 and 2009, and a doubles champion in 2010. His only pre-semi-final loss is this event dates back to 2004 when he was just 17 years old. He lost his third round to Argentina’s Agustin Calleri. In Mayer, he will be facing a player who is 0-7 lifetime against Top 10 players. Nadal is also attempting to be the first player since Boris Becker in 1998 to win both the singles and doubles titles at Indian Wells.

Rafael NADAL @ India Wells Trivia

1. The 25-year-old world #2 is the only player in the past six years to reach the semi-finals or better at Indian Wells. Last season he lost to Djokovic in the final 46 63 62.
2. Nadal has a 31-5 career record at Indian Wells.
3. In 2010, he lost in the semi-finals and won the doubles title (with Marc Lopez).
4. In 2009, he defeated Andy Murray in the final.
5. In 2007, he beat Djokovic in the title match.
6. Nadal reached the semifinals in 2008 losing to Djokovic.
7. Nadal reached the semifinals in 2006 losing to James Blake.

Rafael NADAL - 2012 Highlights

1. Lost in the finals of the Australian Open.
2. Lost in the semifinals of the Doha tournament to Gael Monfils.
3. Nadal has a 9-2 record this season.
4. Nadal lost to Djokovic at the Australian Open 57 64 62 67 75 in a record 5:53 marathon.
5. Nadal is playing in his third even of the year after not playing a single tournament in February this year.

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Why Tsonga will NOT win Indian Wells 2012

There are two seeded players in the top 10 who, because of their placement in the draw, have the opportunity to win the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament by beating the top three players in the world (#1 Novak Djokovic, #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer) in consecutive matches. They are #5 David Ferrer of Spain and #6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. I like Tsonga’s chances better – he has the better hard court record having won all his 8 ATP titles in the surface, and he’s been to the finals of one Grand Slam, the 2008 Australian Open.

Tsonga is 13-3 in matches this year and won the Doha tournament in January including a walk-over Roger Federer along the way. He certainly has had some success finishing in the top 10 in three of the last four years. He has earned $8.6 million in career prize money earnings so far – and yet, despite this success, it is hard to predict him capturing the Indian Wells 2012 title.

For starters, no one has beaten the current top 3 players to win a tournament. Tsonga will have to contend with Nadal in the quarterfinals. He has a 3-6 record against Nadal, but he did win their last meeting at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in straight sets. Nadal has had considerable success in Indian Wells winning in 2007 and 2009 and finishing runner-up last year. If Tsonga moves past Nadal, he will be going up against Federer in the semifinals.

Tsonga has a 3-8 record against Federer and he did win back-to-back matches against the 16-time Grand Slam champion last year – at the quarterfinals in Wimbledon and the round of 16 of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Canada. Yet, it was Federer who came out on top in their last four matches including a quarterfinal at the US Open. Federer also has a very successful career in Indian Wells being the only player in history to win the tournament three consecutive times.

Let’s say Tsonga gets by Nadal and Federer and reaches the finals where he will match-up against Djokovic. Of course, that can only happen if Djokovic will defeat Andy Murray in the semifinals. Amongst the three top players, Tsonga has a winning record over Djokovic holding a slim 5-4 lead in their head-to-head career match-up. Still, it is difficult to see Djokovic losing to anyone outside the Nadal-Federer-Murray triumvirate. And, Djokovic is the defending champion and also a winner in 2008 in Indian Wells.

As for Tsonga’s Indian Wells record, it is barely impressive. He has a 5-4 win-loss record in the tournament and his best achievement was reaching the fourth round in 2010 and 2008. Tsonga’s best chance is if someone can take out Nadal and Federer so he doesn’t have to face either one of them. If he reaches the finals, he would have a better chance against Djokovic than he has against Murray, who holds a 5-1 advantage over Tsonga.
Can Jo-Wilfried Tsonga win the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament? No. Not this year.

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Indian Wells 2012 Highlights - Murray vs Garcia-Lopez; Djokovic vs Golubev

TennisTv.com Indian Wells 2012 Highlights include: | 2R Hot Shot (Isner) John Isner threaded the needle to set up break point against Frederico Gil. | Indian Wells 2012: Murray vs Garcia-Lopez Fourth seed Andy Murray faced in-form Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his opener. | Murray Interview (Indian Wells 2R) The 2009 runner-up attends his press conference after taking on Garcia-Lopez. | Indian Wells: Nishikori v Giraldo World No. 17 Kei Nishikori and Colombia's Santiago Giraldo met in round two. | Djokovic Interview (Indian Wells 2R) The top seed and defending champion talks to the media after his opening match against Golubev. | Indian Wells Highlights: Djokovic vs Golubev Novak Djokovic began the defence of his title against qualifier Andrey Golubev. | Indian Wells 2012 live online stream available through this link.

ATP Website: A wealth of online video highlights at the Indian Wells 2012 are shown here. Watch footage of the following: Bryans Trivia Feature | Players Party Arrivals featuring Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic, John Isner | Bryan Brothers Band | ATP Players Photo and Video Shoot | Roger Federer | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Tournament Musical Preview. What I like best about this archive of videos is that I get to see the players speak, show off their personalities, and just watch them go about off-court. It lends a different perspective on how they behave when they're outside the courts. The videos also contain highlights of the 2011 Indian Wells finals match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and their interviews.

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Indian Wells 2012: Federer downs Isner, wins 4th BNP Paribas Open title

03/18 Update: A day after beating rival Rafael Nadal, world #3 Roger Federer beat American John Isner 7-6(7), 6-3 to tie Nadal's record of 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles by winning the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. He also became the first ever player to claim four BNP Paribas Open titles, adding to the three straight he won from 2004-06. The title is Federer third ATP trophy this year as he won his past three tournaments including Rotterdam and Dubai in February. Federer has now won 39 of his last 41 matches and extended his winning streak to 15 straight match wins. Federer earns $1,000,000 in prize money for winning the title while Isner won $500,000 as runner-up.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Sunday, March 18, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Final
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [11] J Isner (USA) 76(7) 63

03/17 Update: World #3 Roger Federer and #11-seed American John Isner beat higher ranked opponents in #2 Rafael Nadal and #1 Novak Djokovic to advance to the Indian Wells men's singles final. Federer overwhelmed his rival Nadal in two straight sets 63 64 while Isner provided the most surprising win of the tournament by ousting the defending champion Djokovic is a third set tiebreak. Federer will be playing for his third title of the year and his sixth in his last eight tournaments. Isner is hoping to win his first title of the year. The Indian Wells 2012 champion will take home $1,000,000 in prize money.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Saturday, March 17, 2012
ATP Main Draw Singles - Semi-finals
[11] J Isner (USA) d [1] N Djokovic (SRB) 76(7) 36 76(5)
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [2] R Nadal (ESP) 63 64

03/16 Update: World #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer will meet for the 28th time overall at the semifinals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament on Saturday. The two long-time rivals eliminated Argentine opponents in contrasting fashion to set-up their first meeting after Nadal beat Federer at the Australian Open semifinals earlier this year. Nadal went the distance and lost his first set of the tournament to overcome stubborn veteran David Nalbandian 46 75 64. Federer had an easier route to their rematch with a straight set 63 62 win over Juan Martin del Potro. It was Federer's fourth win over the #9 del Potro this year. Nadal leads his rivalry with Federer 18-9 and has also won four of their most recent six matches.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Friday, March 16, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Quarter-finals
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 46 75 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [9] J Del Potro (ARG) 63 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - Semi-finals
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) 64 62

03/15 Update: World #1 Novak Djokovic and #11-seed American John Isner won their quarterfinal matches to set-up an interesting match-up at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Djokovic took two sets to eliminate Nicolas Almagro of Spain 63 64 to reach his third semifinal of the year. Isner kept the American hopes flying by beating Gilles Simon in a tight three setter 63 16 75. In doubles, the unseeded Spanish pair of Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal advanced to the BNP Paribas Open men's doubles final on Thursday, defeating Polish sixth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-2, 6-0. The Spanish pair were champions in 2010 and needed just 52 minutes to advance.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Thursday, March 15, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Quarter-finals
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [12] N Almagro (ESP) 63 64
[11] J Isner (USA) d [13] G Simon (FRA) 63 16 75

ATP Main Draw Doubles – Semi -finals
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) d [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 62 60

03/14 Update: The top three favorite ATP stars to contend for the title all moved into the quarterfinal stage at the Indian Wells 2012 tournament. #1 Novak Djokovic was forced to a third set by Spain's Pablo Andujar but emerged a 60 67(5) 62 winner. He advances to the quarterfinals against #12 Nicolas Almagro who beat #7 Tomas Berdych in straight sets. #2 Rafael Nadal won in straight sets to advance against the surprising veteran David Nalbandian. Nalbandian upset Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 36 75 63 to gain a quarterfinal date against Nadal and continue on his surprising run at the BNP Paribas Open. #3 seed Roger Federer also advanced but took three sets to eliminate Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. Federer will go against the winner of the night session between Juan Martin del Potro and Dennis Istomin. #11 John Isner is the only remaining American left in the singles draw; he advanced by beating Matthew Ebden of Australian in straight sets 64 75. His quarterfinal opponent will be #13 Gilles Simon who beat American Ryan Harrison 76(0) 57 61.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Fourth Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d P Andujar (ESP) 60 67(5) 62
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d [21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 62
[3] R Federer (SUI) d T Bellucci (BRA) 36 63 64
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [6] J Tsonga (FRA) 36 75 63
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d [7] T Berdych (CZE) 64 60
D Istomin (UZB) vs [9] J Del Potro (ARG)
[11] J Isner (USA) d [Q] M Ebden (AUS) 64 75
[13] G Simon (FRA) d R Harrison (USA) 76(0) 57 61

ATP Main Draw Doubles – Quarter-finals
[6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) w/o (M Bryan - illness)
[2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 76(7) 63
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) vs [7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE)
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d R Gasquet (FRA) / P Hanley (AUS) 67(5) 61 10-6

03/13 Update: Indian Wells 2012 favorites #2-seed Rafael Nadal and #3-seed Roger Federer moved closer to a highly anticipated semifinal clash as they hurdled different opponents in their third round matches to advanced to the round of 16 of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal demolished compatriot Marc Granollers in straight sets 61 64, while Federer went the distance in eliminating Milos Raonic 67(4) 62 64. #5-seed David Ferrer who won the two tournaments he participated in before Indian Wells was upset by Dennis Istomin in straight sets 64 63. #6-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat #28-seed R Stepanek (CZE) 67(2) 63 62 while #9-seed Juan Martin del Potro advanced with a 62 76(6) victory over #19-seed Fernando Verdasco. Wildcard entry David Nalbandian provided another upset when he beat #10 Janko Tipsaveric 63 36 63. Also advancing were #21 A Dolgopolov of Ukraine and T Bellucci of Brazil.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Third Round
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d [26] M Granollers (ESP) 61 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [27] M Raonic (CAN) 67(4) 62 64
D Istomin (UZB) d [5] D Ferrer (ESP) 64 63
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d [28] R Stepanek (CZE) 67(2) 63 62
[9] J Del Potro (ARG) d [19] F Verdasco (ESP) 62 76(6)
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [10] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 63 36 63
[21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 64 57 64
T Bellucci (BRA) d N Davydenko (RUS) w/o (illness)

ATP Main Draw Doubles – Second Round
[2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) 67(5) 76(5) 10-5
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 63 57 10-5
[6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [WC] M Ebden (AUS) / R Harrison (USA) 64 67(5) 10-4
[7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE) d J Monaco (ARG) / K Nishikori (JPN) 76(5) 64
R Gasquet (FRA) / P Hanley (AUS) d [8] O Marach (AUT) / A Peya (AUT) 63 67(7) 11-9

03/12 Update: World #1 Novak Djokovic advances to the fourth round at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament while two American hopefuls lost on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open. Top seed and defending champion Djokovic eliminated Delray Beach champion Kevin Anderson in straight sets 62 63. The Americans lost 2 key players: #8 seed Mardy Fish was upset by Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden while former #1 Andy Roddick lost to #7 Tomas Berdych 63 26 62. However, two other Americans advanced to the fourth round. #11-seed John Isner beat Juan Monaco 75 75 while young Ryan Harrison defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Andy Murray's conqueror, 64 75. Other seeded players advancing included #12 Nicolas Almagro and #13 Gilles Simon.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Monday, March 12, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Third Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [29] K Anderson (RSA) 62 63
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d [30] A Roddick (USA) 63 46 62
[Q] M Ebden (AUS) vs [8] M Fish (USA) 63 64
[11] J Isner (USA) d [22] J Monaco (ARG) 75 75
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d S Giraldo (COL) 46 62 76(2)
[13] G Simon (FRA) d [23] S Wawrinka (SUI) 64 64
P Andujar (ESP) d A Ramos (ESP) 76(5) 64
R Harrison (USA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 64 75

ATP Main Draw Doubles - Second Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d M Granollers (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) 67(2) 76(4) 17-15
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) / X Malisse (BEL) 64 63
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d F Mayer (GER) / J Nieminen (FIN) 57 61 10-6

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [Alt] C Berlocq (ARG) / J Chela (ARG) 64 57 10-4

03/11 Update: All six seeded players in action on Sunday won their respective matches and advanced to the third round of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. #2 seed Rafael Nadal and #3 seed Roger Federer advanced in straight sets against Argentina’s L Mayer and American wildcard D Kudla. Other top favorites advancing into the next round included #5 David Ferrer, #6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, #9 Juan Martin del Potro and #10 Janko Tipsaveric. Two minor upsets eliminated a couple of top 20 seeds. Marcos Baghdatis beat #15 Feliciano Lopez 63 64 and Tomas Belluci of Brazil eliminated #20 Jurgen Melzer 63 63. Unseeded veteran players David Nalbandian and Nikolay Davydenko advanced with straight set wins. In doubles, the second seeded pair of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor advanced to the second round by beating the team of Nicolas Almagro and Mark Knowles.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Sunday, March 11, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d L Mayer (ARG) 61 63
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [WC] D Kudla (USA) 64 61
[5] D Ferrer (ESP) d G Dimitrov (BUL) 62 62
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d M Llodra (FRA) 41 ret.
[9] J Del Potro (ARG) d [Q] M Matosevic (AUS) 75 62
[10] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d G Muller (LUX) 64 62
M Baghdatis (CYP) d [15] F Lopez (ESP) 63 64
[19] F Verdasco (ESP) d R Sweeting (USA) 62 62
T Bellucci (BRA) d [20] J Melzer (AUT) 63 63
[21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d S Darcis (BEL) 67(13) 63 75
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [24] M Cilic (CRO) 76(3) 76(4)
[26] M Granollers (ESP) d T Haas (GER) 63 26 63
[27] M Raonic (CAN) d C Berlocq (ARG) 64 62
[28] R Stepanek (CZE) d X Malisse (BEL) 62 61
D Istomin (UZB) d [31] J Chela (ARG) 76(5) 67(7) 64
N Davydenko (RUS) d [LL] B Phau (GER) 75 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
[2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d [WC] N Almagro (ESP) / M Knowles (BAH) 63 76(3)
[4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) d T Berdych (CZE) / L Kubot (POL) 63 75
[8] O Marach (AUT) / A Peya (AUT) d A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED) 64 16 10-6
A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) d C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) 36 62 13-11
[WC] M Ebden (AUS) / R Harrison (USA) d J Cabal (COL) / S Lipsky (USA) 46 76(5) 10-4
R Gasquet (FRA) / P Hanley (AUS) d S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) 46 61 10-4
J Monaco (ARG) / K Nishikori (JPN) d E Butorac (USA) / B Soares (BRA) 57 64 10-4

03/10 Update: For the second straight year, Andy Murray lost in the early rounds of the BNP Paribas Open. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez stunned world #4 Andy Murray in second round action at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament knocking off the 2009 finalist in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Garcia-Lopez advances to the third round where he'll meet American Ryan Harrison for a spot in the round of 16. Harrison upset #25 Viktor Troicki 76(5) 63. World #1 Novak Djokovic advanced by beating Andrey Golubev 63 62, and will now meet Delray Beach winner Kevin Anderson for a spot in the fourth round. Djokovic is joined in the next round by #7 Tomas Berdych, #8 Mardy Fish, #11 John Isner, #12 Nicolas Almagro, and #13 Gilles Simon. American #30-seed Andy Roddick also advanced with a come from behind victory over Lukas Kubot. Seeded players who lost in the second round included #16 Richard Gasquet, #17 Kei Nishikori and #18 Florian Mayer.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Saturday, March 10, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) 63 62
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [4] A Murray (GBR) 64 62
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 67(2) 63 64
[8] M Fish (USA) d A Seppi (ITA) 63 32 ret. (illness)
[11] J Isner (USA) d [LL] F Gil (POR) 75 63
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d [WC] S Querrey (USA) 57 64 64
[13] G Simon (FRA) d D Sela (ISR) 75 67(6) 64
A Ramos (ESP) d [16] R Gasquet (FRA) 36 75 61 - saved 1 M.P.
S Giraldo (COL) d [17] K Nishikori (JPN) 75 62
P Andujar (ESP) d [18] F Mayer (GER) 62 64
[22] J Monaco (ARG) d N Mahut (FRA) 64 57 63
[23] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [WC] R Ginepri (USA) 46 64 64
R Harrison (USA) d [25] V Troicki (SRB) 76(5) 63
[29] K Anderson (RSA) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) w/o (illness)
[30] A Roddick (USA) d L Kubot (POL) 46 76(5) 63
[Q] M Ebden (AUS) d [32] J Benneteau (FRA) 26 63 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d K Anderson (RSA) / M Raonic (CAN) 63 76(3)
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d [5] M Bhupathi (IND) / R Bopanna (IND) 64 63
[7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE) d D Ferrer (ESP) / A Ramos (ESP) 63 63
A Dolgopolov (UKR) / X Malisse (BEL) d N Mahut (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 64 64

03/09 Update: Tennis fans will have to wait for the weekend before the Indian Wells 2012 top ATP tennis players go battle on-court in men's singles with defending champion and #1 Novak Djokovic, #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer playing their first matches in 2nd round action. However, the main draw action already started with first round matches in the past 2 days. Veteran players Marcus Baghdatis, David Nalbandian, Xavier Malisse, Tommy Haas, and Nikolay Davydenko all advanced in straight sets. Davydenko beat Sergei Bubka, the boyfriend of world #1 Victoria Azarenka. The doubles tournament for Djokovic ended early when he and partner Viktor Troicki lost to the Spanish pair of Granollers and Lopez.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Friday, March 9, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - First Round
M Baghdatis (CYP) d J Chardy (FRA) 63 64
D Nalbandian (ARG) d P Starace (ITA) 76(4) 60
C Stebe (GER) vs R Sweeting (USA)
X Malisse (BEL) d [Q] B Reynolds (USA) 62 64
D Young (USA) vs S Darcis (BEL)
T Haas (GER) d J Nieminen (FIN) 76(9) 64
N Davydenko (RUS) d [Q] S Bubka (UKR) 75 63
B Tomic (AUS) vs G Muller (LUX)
M Llodra (FRA) d E Gulbis (LAT) 63 57 76(3)
I Dodig (CRO) vs G Dimitrov (BUL)
[WC] D Kudla (USA) d [LL] T Kamke (GER) 26 76(3) 64
T Bellucci (BRA) d L Rosol (CZE) 62 76(4)
C Berlocq (ARG) d B Paire (FRA) 64 62
D Istomin (UZB) d Y Lu (TPE) 76(6) 63
[Q] M Matosevic (AUS) d [Q] R Bemelmans (BEL) 62 63
A Falla (COL) vs L Mayer (ARG)

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
M Granollers (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) d N Djokovic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB) 75 75
F Mayer (GER) / J Nieminen (FIN) vs M Fish (USA) / A Roddick (USA)
[3] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP)
P Kohlschreiber (GER) / G Monfils (FRA) vs [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

03/07 Tournament Preview: In the Indian Wells 2012 BNP Paribas Open, world #1 Novak Djokovic was drawn in the same half as #4 Andy Murray setting up a potential semifinal between the two rivals. Djokovic and Murray have split their two meetings this year, with Murray beating Djokovic in their last encounter in the Dubai semifinals. At the bottom half of the draw, #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer are both seeded to meet in the semifinals.

Federer is undoubtedly in the toughest quadrant of the draw. He is seeded to meet #27 Milos Raonic of Canada in the third round – Raonic, like Federer, is a two time tournament winner this year and was also runner-up in his last tournament in Memphis. #20 Jurgen Melzer is the winner of the Memphis tournament two weeks ago and could meet Federer in the fourth round. Federer’s quarterfinal opponent could very well be #5 David Ferrer, who is leading the ATP with 3 titles this season, or #9 Juan Martin del Potro, the Marseilles winner.

As for Nadal, he is seeded to meet #6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. Federer and Nadal are looking to reach the final for the fourth time in Indian Wells. Nadal, who holds an 18-9 lead over Federer in their career head-to-head was the champion in 2007 and 2009 and was runner-up to Djokovic last year. Federer won three straight titles from 2004-06 but hasn’t reached the finals since then.
Djokovic could face Delray Beach champion Kevin Anderson in the third round and former top 10 player Richard Gasquet in the fourth round. His potential quarterfinal opponent would come from the section of the draw which includes #7 Tomas Berdych and former #1 Andy Roddick. Murray will certainly look to avoid another second-round exit for the second straight year. He is seeded to meet #8 Mardy Fish who will have to beat fellow American and #11 seed John Isner to reach the quarterfinals.

Murray will attempt to win Indian Wells for the first time of his career while Djokovic is aiming to win his third Indian Wells title after winning here in 2008 and last year. Murray and Djokovic previously met in this tournament in 2007 with Djokovic prevailing in straight sets. The winner of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open will take home a cool $1Million in prize money earnings. For the men’s singles tournament, main draw action begins on Thursday, March 8, 2012.

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Watch Indian Wells 2012 Finals Live Online: Azarenka vs Sharapova, Federer vs Isner

03/18 Update: The Indian Wells 2012 championship matches between Roger Federer vs John Isner for the men's title and Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Sharapova for the women's title will be broadcast live online through video streaming here. The women's singles will start the day with world #1 Azarenka hoping to win her fourth title this season and preserve a perfect 22-0 record. 2006 champion Sharapova will be attempting to win her first title of the year. World #3 Roger Federer and #11 John Isner beat higher ranked opponents to advance to the men's finals in #2 Rafael Nadal and #1 Novak Djokovic. The men's singles final will follow the women's singles final. The winner of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament will take home $1 Million in prize money while the runner-up will get $500,000. Isner will be attempting to win both the singles and doubles crown as he teams up with fellow American Sam Querrey in the men's doubles against the Spanish pair of Marc López and Nadal.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Sunday, March 18, 2012

Stadium 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Singles Final: Victoria Azarenka vs. Maria Sharapova
2. ATP: Isner vs. Federer (NB 13.00hrs)
3. ATP: López/Nadal vs. Isner/Querrey (NB 14.30hrs)

03/17 Update: The BNP Paribas Open men's singles semifinals, the men's doubles final and women's doubles final will be broadcast live online through video streaming here. World #1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic is aiming for his third Indian Wells title when he clashes with American #11 John Isner on the first match at Stadium 1. The continuing rivalry of #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer follows with both players aiming to reach their fourth Indian Wells championship match. The women's doubles final between the top two seeded pairs of Huber/Raymond and Mirza/Vesnina will be the third match, with the last match of the day being the men's doubles final. The men's doubles final will feature two of the men's singles semi-finalists with the American pair of Isner/Querrey aiming to beat the Spanish pair and 2009 doubles champion of López/Nadal.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Saturday, March 17, 2012

Stadium 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Djokovic vs. Isner
2. ATP: Federer vs. Nadal
3. Doubles Final: Huber/Raymond vs. Mirza/Vesnina (NB 15.00hrs)
4. ATP: López/Nadal vs. Isner/Querrey (NB 16.00hrs)

03/16 Update: Four explosive matches featuring marquee ATP and WTA stars will be shown live online through video streaming in today's Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. #1 Victoria Azarenka puts her perfect 21-0 record this season against in-form Angelique Kerber in the first women's semifinal to be aired live from BNP Paribas Open's Stadium 1. That will be followed by the second women's semifinal between #2 Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic. The next two matches feature #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer with both players slightly favored to advance to their seeded semifinal match-up. Nadal first will have to hurdle former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian while Federer will take on a familiar foe this year in #9 Juan Martin del Potro. Tennis TV.com will provide the Indian Wells 2012 live online stream for these four matches.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Friday, March 16, 2012

Stadium 1

Victoria Azarenka VS Angelique Kerber NB 18:00 PDT (01:00 GMT)
Ana Ivanovic VS Maria Sharapova NB 20:00 PDT (03:00 GMT)
David Nalbandian VS Rafael Nadal NB 15:00 PDT (22:00 GMT)
Roger Federer VS Juan Martin Del Potro 13:00 PDT (20:00 GMT)

03/15 Update: Tennis TV.com live streaming will feature the last two pairs of women's singles quarterfinals and the first two men's singles quarterfinals matches. First up on Stadium 1 at the BNP Paribas Open would be #11-seed John Isner going against #13-seed Gilles Simon. Isner is the lone American remaining in both men's and women's singles draw. #2 seed Maria Sharapova then vies for a slot in the semifinals against fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko. Former #1 and Indian Wells champion Ana Ivanovic will follow suit, squaring off with France's Marion Bartoli. Bartoli will attempt to replicate her semifinals finish last year. The evening's featured match will be between world #1 Novak Djokovic against Spanish #14 Nicolas Almagro. Djokovic holds a 2-0 advantage over Almagro in their career head-to-head.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Thursday, March 15, 2012

STADIUM 1

Gilles Simon Vs John Isner NB 19:00 PDT (02:00 GMT)
Maria Kirilenko Vs Maria Sharapova NB 15:00 PDT (22:00 GMT)
Marion Bartoli Vs Ana Ivanovic 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
Novak Djokovic Vs Nicolas Almagro NB 13:00 PDT (20:00 GMT)

03/14 Update: Tennis TV.com live streaming will feature ATP stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal vying for quarterfinal slots and WTA #1 Victoria Azarenka going against #5 Agnieszka Radwanska for the first spot in the women's singles semifinals. Federer will be in action in the first match at Stadium 1 of the BNP Paribas Open when he battles against Thomaz Bellucci in a fourth round match. Nadal then follows and will attempt to reach his seventh straight Indian Wells 2012 quarterfinal by going against Alexandr Dolgopolov. World #1 and defending champipon Novak Djokovic will match up against Pablo Andujar for a spot in the quarterfinals. Juan Martin del Potro and French Open champion Li Na will also be looking to advance as they take on opponents also at Stadium 1. The two remaining Americans in the draw - John Isner and Ryan Harrison - will be featured in Indian Wells live online streaming action in Stadium 2 as they tackle separate opponents in Matthew Ebden and Gilles Simon, respectively.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

TENNIS TV - Coverage Continues Wednesday 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)

STADIUM 1

Thomaz Bellucci Vs Roger Federer COMING UP
Alexandr Dolgopolov Vs Rafael Nadal COMING UP
Novak Djokovic Vs Pablo Andujar 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
Victoria Azarenka Vs Agnieszka Radwanska NB 13:30 PDT (20:30 GMT)
Denis Istomin Vs Juan Martin Del Potro NB 20:30 PDT (03:30 GMT)
Angelique Kerber Vs Li Na NB 19:00 PDT (02:00 GMT)

STADIUM 2

Nicolas Almagro Vs Tomas Berdych 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
John Isner Vs Matthew Ebden COMING UP
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Vs David Nalbandian COMING UP
Ryan Harrison Vs Gilles Simon COMING UP

03/13 Update: Tennis TV.com live streaming will feature a showdown between 2 former WTA #1 players, and favorites Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer vying for fourth round spots at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Former Indian Wells champions and both former #1 players Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic clash for a quarterfinal spot to start the action at the BNP Paribas Open Stadium 1. This will be followed by the match between world #1 Victoria Azarenka and Julia Goerges. Also featured on the show court are matches between #2 Rafael Nadal against compatriot Marcel Granollers, and Roger Federer against in-form Canadian Milos Raonic. Other favorites in action are Juan Martin del Potro and Agnieszka Radwanska.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

STADIUM 1

Ana Ivanovic V Caroline Wozniacki NB 20:30 PDT (03:30 GMT)
Victoria Azarenka V Julia Goerges NB 13:00 PDT (20:00 GMT)
Fernando Verdasco V Juan Martin Del Potro 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
Marcel Granollers V Rafael Nadal NB 16:30 PDT (23:30 GMT)
Milos Raonic V Roger Federer NB 19:00 PDT (02:00 GMT)

STADIUM 2

Jamie Hampton V Agnieszka Radwanska 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
David Nalbandian V Janko Tipsarevic COMING UP
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga V Radek Stepanek COMING UP
Marcos Baghdatis V Alexandr Dolgopolov COMING UP

STADIUM 3

Nikolay Davydenko V Thomaz Bellucci 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
David Ferrer V Denis Istomin COMING UP

03/12 Update: Tennis TV.com live streaming will feature both defending champions and American ATP tennis stars live in action today, Monday, March 12 at the BNP Paribas Open. Defending champion and men’s #1 Novak Djokovic light up the Stadium 1 action today at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Djokovic will be vying for a spot in the round of 16 against Delray Beach winner Kevin Anderson of South Africa. #2 seed and popular tennis star Maria Sharpova will also be vying for a fourth round spot when she battles Simona Halep. Defending women’s singles champion and #4 seed Caroline Wozniacki will be going against Sofia Arvidsson.

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming: Monday, March 12, 2012

Stadium 1

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez V Ryan Harrison NB 20:30 PDT (03:30 GMT)
Andy Roddick V Tomas Berdych COMING UP
Novak Djokovic V Kevin Anderson COMING UP
Sofia Arvidsson V Caroline Wozniacki NB 19:00 PDT (02:00 GMT)
Simona Halep V Maria Sharapova NB 14:30 PDT (21:30 GMT)
Samantha Stosur V Nadia Petrova 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)

Stadium 2
Stanislas Wawrinka V Gilles Simon COMING UP
Matthew Ebden V Mardy Fish COMING UP
John Isner V Juan Monaco 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT)
Ana Ivanovic V Ksenia Pervak NB 16:30 PDT (23:30 GMT)

Stadium 3
Nicolas Almagro V Santiago Giraldo COMING UP
Pablo Andujar V Albert Ramos COMING UP


03/11 Update: ATP stars world #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer, alongside WTA stars world #1 Victoria Azarenka and #3 Petra Kvitova headline second round and third round live action at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Nadal will be battling Leonardo Mayer to advance to the third round while Azarenka will be facing a formidable challenge against 2-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova for a spot in the women's round of 16. Federer will start the featured evening matches going against American Denis Kudla, while the last match of the day will feature #5 Agnieszka Radwanska against Flavia Pennetta. A couple of interesting WTA matches in Stadium 2 involve Kvitova against young and talented American Christina McHale, and Paris winner Angelique Kerber against in-form American Vania King. The schedule for TennisTV.com live online matches and full order of play is found below:

Indian Wells 2012 - Live Online Streaming Stadium 1: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Marinko Matosevic Vs Juan Martin Del Potro
11:00 LOCAL (18:00 GMT)

Leonardo Mayer Vs Rafael Nadal
COMING UP

Victoria Azarenka Vs Svetlana Kuznetsova
NB 14:30 LOCAL (21:30 GMT)

Denis Kudla Vs Roger Federer
NB 19:00 LOCAL (02:00 GMT)

Flavia Pennetta Vs Agnieszka Radwanska
NB 20:30 LOCAL (03:30 GMT)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Vs Michael Llodra
COMING UP

Indian Wells 2012 - ORDER OF PLAY - Sunday, March 11, 2012

Stadium 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Matosevic vs. del Potro
2. ATP: Mayer vs. Nadal
3. Victoria Azarenka vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (NB 14.30hrs)
4. ATP: Tsonga vs. Llodra
5. ATP: Kudla vs. Federer (NB 19.00hrs)
6. Flavia Pennetta vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (NB 20.30hrs)

Stadium 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Angelique Kerber vs. Vania King
2. ATP: López vs. Baghdatis
3. ATP: Ferrer vs. Dimitrov
4. Petra Kvitova vs. Christina McHale (NB 16.30hrs)
5. ATP: Raonic vs. Berlocq
6. Jamie Hampton vs. Jarmila Gajdosova

Stadium 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Monfils vs. Davydenko
2. Zheng Jie vs. Li Na
3. ATP: Bellucci vs. Melzer
4. ATP: Cilic vs. Nalbandian
5. Vera Zvonareva vs. Klara Zakopalova
6. Bacsinszky/Brianti vs. Mirza/Vesnina

Court 7 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Granollers vs. Haas
2. Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Julia Goerges
3. ATP: Verdasco vs. Sweeting
4. ATP: Fleming/Hutchins vs. Murray/Murray
5. ATP: Baghdatis/Melzer vs. Isner/Querrey
6. ATP: Darcis vs. Dolgopolov

Court 8 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Istomin vs. Chela
2. ATP: Müller vs. Tipsarevic
3. ATP: Malisse vs. Stepanek
4. ATP: Cabal/Lipsky vs. Ebden/Harrison
5. ATP: González/Kas vs. Gasquet/Hanley
6. ATP: Marach/Peya vs. Qureshi/Rojer

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Huber/Raymond vs. Erakovic/Niculescu
2. ATP: Berdych/Kubot vs. Lindstedt/Tecau
3. Kirilenko/Petrova vs. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova
4. Dellacqua/Stosur vs. Groenefeld/King
5. ATP: Almagro/Knowles vs. Mirnyi/Nestor
6. ATP: Butorac/Soares vs. Mónaco/Nishikori

03/10 Update: ATP world #1 Novak Djokovic starts his Indian Wells 2012 title defense as he takes on Andrey Golubev on the third match at center court. Djokovic is aiming for his third Indian Wells title and he leads other fan favorites in action at the BNP Paribas Open 2012 Stadium 1. Also playing in featured matches are three former #1 players - Ana Ivanovic, defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and American Andy Roddick. The featured WTA evening match is between #2 Maria Sharapova and Gisela Dulko. The featured ATP evening match is between #3 Andy Murray against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

Indian Wells 2012 - ORDER OF PLAY - SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012

STADIUM 1 Start 11:00 am
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Johanna Larsson (SWE)
Andy Roddick (USA) v Lukasz Kubot (POL)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Andrey Golubev (KAZ)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

Not Before 7:00 PM
Gisela Dulko (ARG) v Maria Sharapova (RUS)

Not Before 8:30 PM
Andy Murray (GBR) v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

STADIUM 2 Start 11:00 am
John Isner (USA) v Frederico Gil (POR)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Irina Falconi (USA)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Mardy Fish (USA)
Ryan Harrison (USA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Varvara Lepchenko (USA)

03/09 Update: WTA top ranked player Victoria Azarenka starts her Indian Wells 2012 campaign with a second round match against Mona Barthel of Germany in Center Court on Friday. Azarenka's doubles partner, world #3 Petra Kvitova, is featured in the evening match. Other top WTA players in action on Friday are #5 Agniezska Radwanska, #8 Na Li, #9 Vera Zvonareva. Also on center court, popular ATP stars Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick will be featured in doubles matches. Roddick is pairing with top-ranked American Mardy Fish, while Nadal has compatriot Marc Lopez as his partner. Young and talented ATP stars Donald Young and Bernard Tomic will also be playing to advance to the next round of the BNP Paribas Open. Live online coverage of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament will start on March 10 at the ESPN3.com and TennisTv.com websites.

Indian Wells 2012 - ORDER OF PLAY - FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
[12] J Jankovic (SRB) vs [WC] J Hampton (USA) - WTA
N Djokovic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB) vs M Granollers (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) - ATP
[1] V Azarenka (BLR) vs M Barthel (GER) - WTA
F Mayer (GER) / J Nieminen (FIN) vs M Fish (USA) / A Roddick (USA) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM
[3] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) - ATP
[3] P Kvitova (CZE) vs B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) - WTA

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
E Vesnina (RUS) vs [32] C Mchale (USA) - WTA
J Chardy (FRA) vs M Baghdatis (CYP) - ATP
P Starace (ITA) vs D Nalbandian (ARG) - ATP
[9] V Zvonareva (RUS) vs K Date-Krumm (JPN) - WTA
S Cirstea (ROU) vs [5] A Radwanska (POL) - WTA
C Stebe (GER) vs R Sweeting (USA) - ATP

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
X Malisse (BEL) vs [Q] B Reynolds (USA) - ATP
K Zakopalova (CZE) vs [19] D Hantuchova (SVK) - WTA
V King (USA) vs [13] A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - WTA
P Kohlschreiber (GER) / G Monfils (FRA) vs [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) - ATP
G Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs [8] N Li (CHN) - WTA
D Young (USA) vs S Darcis (BEL) - ATP

COURT 7 start 11:00 am
J Nieminen (FIN) vs T Haas (GER) - ATP
N Davydenko (RUS) vs [Q] S Bubka (UKR) - ATP
T Bacsinszky (SUI) vs [25] S Kuznetsova (RUS) - WTA
[18] A Kerber (GER) vs [WC] S Stephens (USA) - WTA
B Tomic (AUS) vs G Muller (LUX) - ATP

COURT 8 start 11:00 am
E Baltacha (GBR) vs [14] J Goerges (GER) - WTA
M Llodra (FRA) vs E Gulbis (LAT) - ATP
[27] F Pennetta (ITA) vs C Suarez Navarro (ESP) - WTA
C Dellacqua (AUS) / S Stosur (AUS) vs A Klepac (SLO) / A Rosolska (POL) - WTA
I Dodig (CRO) vs G Dimitrov (BUL) - ATP

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
D Tursunov (RUS) vs [WC] D Kudla (USA) - ATP
[24] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs [WC] S Mirza (IND) - WTA
L Rosol (CZE) vs T Bellucci (BRA) - ATP
V Dushevina (RUS) / S Peer (ISR) vs [2] S Mirza (IND) / E Vesnina (RUS) - WTA - After Suitable Rest

COURT 6 start 11:00 am
C Berlocq (ARG) vs B Paire (FRA) - ATP
[31] J Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] M Krajicek (NED) - WTA
Y Lu (TPE) vs D Istomin (UZB) - ATP
[1] L Huber (USA) / L Raymond (USA) vs E Makarova (RUS) / J Zheng (CHN) - WTA - After Suitable Rest

COURT 5 start 11:00 am
[5] S Errani (ITA) / R Vinci (ITA) vs N Bratchikova (RUS) / K Peschke (CZE) - WTA
J Gajdosova (AUS) vs [22] Y Wickmayer (BEL) - WTA
[Q] M Matosevic (AUS) vs [Q] R Bemelmans (BEL) - ATP
A Falla (COL) vs L Mayer (ARG) - ATP

03/08 Update: Tennis action starts in the men's singles main draw event at the BNP Paribas Open 2012 in Indian Wells, California on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Fans around the world will be able to follow the tennis matches live online through video streaming at ESPN3.com and TennisTV.com. The second day of action feature young Americans in Stadium 1 - Irina Falconi going against Alexandra Dulgheru; wild-card entry Sam Querrey against American qualifier Tim Smyczek; wild-card entry Robby Ginepri against Paolo Lorenzi. In the featured matches, Bethanie Mattek-Sands goes against Ekaterina Makarova, and talented Ryan Harrison matches up against Flavio Cipolla. In the women's doubles, the top-rated pairing of world #1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) and #3 Petra Kvitova (CZE) will be favorites against Natalie Grandin (RSA) and Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE). Hard serving Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, and former top 5 player Jelena Dokic of Australian are also live in action on Thursday.

Indian Wells 2012 Schedule - Thursday, March 8, 2012

Stadium 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Irina Falconi vs. Alexandra Dulgheru
2. ATP: Lorenzi vs. Ginepri
3. Azarenka/Kvitova vs. Grandin/Uhlirova
4. ATP: Smyczek vs. Querrey
5. Ekaterina Makarova vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (NB 19.00hrs)
6. ATP: Cipolla vs. Harrison

Stadium 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Karlovic vs. Kubot
2. Gisela Dulko vs. Jelena Dokic
3. ATP: Ramos vs. Levine
4. Kuznetsova/Zvonareva vs. Bacsinszky/Brianti
5. ATP: Pospisil vs. Mahut

Stadium 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Seppi vs. Rochus
2. ATP: Giraldo vs. Sock
3. Jessica Pegula vs. Magdalena Rybarikova
4. Varvara Lepchenko vs. Alexandra Panova
5. Lauren Davis vs. Petra Martic

Court 7 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Greta Arn vs. Johanna Larsson
2. Lesia Tsurenko vs. Shahar Peer
3. ATP: Haase vs. Andujar
4. Medina Garrigues/Pennetta vs. Dulko/Suárez (after suitable rest)
5. ATP: García López vs. Machado

Court 8 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Zhang Shuai vs. Simona Halep
2. ATP: Bachinger vs. Kohlschreiber
3. Chuang/Voskoboeva vs. Groenefeld/King
4. ATP: Delic vs. Sela
5. ATP: Golubev vs. de Voest

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Tamira Paszek vs. Anastasiya Yakimova
2. ATP: Bogomolov vs. Stakhovsky
3. María José Martínez Sánchez vs. Lourdes Domínguez Lino
4. Date-Krumm/Zhang vs. Llagostera Vives/Parra Santonja

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Mathilde Johansson vs. Chanelle Scheepers
2. Ksenia Pervak vs. Olga Govortsova
3. Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Lucie Hradecka
4. ATP: Gil vs. Williams

Court 5 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Alberta Brianti vs. Sílvia Soler-Espinosa
2. ATP: Ebden vs. Kunitsyn
3. Eleni Daniilidou vs. Sofia Arvidsson
4. Hsieh/Peng vs. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova

03/07 Update: Tennis action starts in the women's singles main draw event at the BNP Paribas Open 2012 in Indian Wells, California on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Fans around the world will be able to follow the tennis matches live online through video streaming at ESPN3.com and TennisTV.com. The first day of action feature young Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Sloane Stephens at Stadium 1 hoping to beat veteran opponents to reach the second round. Veteran Americans Jill Craybas and Vania King are also in action. British #1 Anne Keothavong and former top five player Kimiko Date-Krumm are amongst the other players hoping to reach the next round at Indian Wells 2012.

Indian Wells 2012 Schedule - Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Stadium 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Jamie Hampton vs. Polona Hercog
2. Jarmila Gajdosova vs. Coco Vandeweghe
3. Vania King vs. Sara Errani
4. Goerges/Lisicki vs. Kops-Jones/Spears
5. Sloane Stephens vs. Aleksandra Wozniak

Stadium 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Reynolds vs. Dancevic
2. Jill Craybas vs. Mona Barthel
3. ATP: Smyczek vs. Russell
4. Daniilidou/Jankovic vs. Begu/Martínez Sánchez
5. Ayumi Morita vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova

Stadium 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Kimiko Date-Krumm vs. Pauline Parmentier
2. Sorana Cirstea vs. Iveta Benesova
3. ATP: Pospisil vs. Authom
4. Kirilenko/Petrova vs. Hampton/McHale

Court 7 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Marina Erakovic vs. Galina Voskoboeva
2. ATP: Gil vs. Bemelmans
3. Jans-Ignacik/Mladenovic vs. Hlavackova/Hradecka
4. Kudryavtseva/Woehr vs. Gajdosova/Mattek-Sands

Court 8 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Anne Keothavong vs. Timea Bacsinszky
2. Elena Baltacha vs. Arantxa Rus
3. ATP: Bubka vs. Schoorel
4. Kristina Barrois vs. Sania Mirza

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Ebden vs. Ram
2. ATP: Yani vs. Matosevic
3. ATP: Lorenzi vs. Kosakowski
4. Erakovic/Niculescu vs. Govortsova/Rodionova

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Laura Pous-Tio vs. Klara Zakopalova
2. Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Carla Suárez Navarro
3. ATP: Williams vs. Zopp
4. Urszula Radwanska vs. Michaella Krajicek

Court 5 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: de Voest vs. Van der Merwe
2. ATP: Kamke vs. Delic
3. ATP: Phau vs. Golubev
4. Casey Dellacqua vs. Elena Vesnina

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Indian Wells 2012: Azarenka dumps Sharapova for BNP Paribas Open Title

03/18 Update: For the second time this season, world #1 Victoria Azarenka dominated #2 Maria Sharapova to win the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Azarenka overwhelmed Sharapova in straight sets 62 63 to win her first ever BNP Paribas Open and extend her perfect season to 23-0. It was Azarenka's fourth title this year after winning titles in Sydney, Melbourne and Doha. Azarenka won $1 Million for the title, while Sharapova earns $500,000 as runner-up. In the doubles tournament, the top seeded American doubles pair of L Huber and L Raymond beat #2-seeded team of S Mirza and E Vesnina 62 63.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Sunday, March 18, 2012

WTA Main Draw Singles - Final
[1] V Azarenka (BLR) d [2] M Sharapova (RUS) 62 63

WTA Main Draw Doubles - Final
[1] L Huber (USA) / L Raymond (USA) d [2] S Mirza (IND) / E Vesnina (RUS) 62 63


03/16 Update: The top two players in the world advanced to the finals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament to set-up a highly anticipated final that will feature a rematch of the championship match at the Australian Open last January. #1 Victoria Azarenka improved to a perfect 22-0 for this season when she beat Paris winner and new top 15-player Angelique Kerber 64 63. The 22 consecutive match wins is the best start for a WTA tennis player since Martina Hingis in 1997. Azarenka's perfect record will be tested by world #2 Maria Sharapova. Sharapova advanced after Ana Ivanovic retired with a left hip injury while the top Russian player was leading 64 01.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Friday, March 16, 2012

Singles - Semifinals
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (18) Angelique Kerber (GER) 64 63
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (15) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 64 01 ret. (left hip injury)

Doubles - Semifinals
(1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) d. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) 61 62

03/15 Update: Two glamorous WTA tennis stars, both former tournament champions as well as former #1 players, advanced to a semifinal showdown at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. #2-seed Maria Sharapova won a three set battle of two Russian players named Maria, and she had to dig hard to comeback after losing the first set in her 36 75 62 victory over #20 Maria Kirilenko. Earlier in the day, #15-seed Ana Ivanovic defeated #7-seed Marion Bartoli for her second straight win over a top 10 player. She ousted defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in the round of 16. Ivanovic avenged her loss to Bartoli in the same stage last year. Ivanovic is through to her first WTA semi-final of the season here at Indian Wells 2012. She won the tournament in 2008 beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, and reached the finals in 2009 losing to Vera Zvonareva.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Thursday, March 15, 2012

WTA Main Draw Singles - Quarter-finals
[2] M Sharapova (RUS) d [20] M Kirilenko (RUS) 36 75 62
[15] A Ivanovic (SRB) d [7] M Bartoli (FRA) 63 64

WTA Main Draw Doubles – Semi-finals
[2] S Mirza (IND) / E Vesnina (RUS) d [3] A Hlavackova (CZE) / L Hradecka (CZE) 57 75 10-3

03/14 Update: #1 Victoria Azarenka improved her perfect 2012 season to 21-0 as she mercilessly pounded #5-seed Agnieszka Radwanska out of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. The match anticipated quarterfinal between the two players who have won a leading 20 matches this season turned into a one-sided affair as Azarenka threatened to give Radwanska her first double bagel loss in her career. The top-seeded player was serving 60 50, 30-all when Radwanska countered by winning six straight points to put herself in the scoreboard. Azarenka overwhelmed Poland's #1 in the number of winners - 26 to 7. Despite the loss, Radwanska will move to a career high #4 in the WTA rankings when it will be released next Monday. Azarenka now advances to the semifinals against #18-seed Angelique Kerber, this year's Paris champion. Kerber upset #8-seed Li Na in straight sets 64 62 to reach her first Indian Wells semifinals. In women's doubles, the #2-seed of Mirza/Vesnina reached the semifinals after beating the Argentine pair of Dulko/Suárez in straight sets 62 63.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Singles - Quarterfinals
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (5) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 60 62
(18) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (8) Li Na (CHN) (CHN) 64 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(2) Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) d. (WC) Dulko/Suárez (ARG/ARG) 62 63
(3) Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) d. (5) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 62 76(4)

03/13 Update: #1 Victoria Azarenka and #2 Maria Sharapova moved closer to an Indian Wells 2012 finals showdown by posting impressive straight set wins against fourth round opponents to lead six other seeded players into the BNP Paribas Open women's singles quarterfinals. Azarenka dumped Julia Goerges 63 61 while Sharapova dumped Roberta Vinci 62 61. In a battle of former #1 players, Ana Ivanovic dethroned defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets 63 62. The loss meant that Wozniacki may fall off the top 5 in the world rankings after starting this year ranked #1. #5 Agnieszka Radwanska advanced to a quarterfinal showdown with Azarenka when American wildcard Jamie Hampton retired while trailing 63 46 30. #18-seed Angelique Kerber's win over #32-seed Christina McHale meant that no American players remain in the women's singles competition. #7 Marion Bartoli, #8 Li Na, and #20 Maria Kirilenko make up the remaining Indian Wells 2012 quarterfinalists.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Singles - Fourth Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (14) Julia Goerges (GER) 63 61
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (21) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 61
(15) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 63 62
(5) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (WC) Jamie Hampton (USA) 63 46 30 ret. (cramping)
(7) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (23) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 61 64
(8) Li Na (CHN) d. Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 61 60
(18) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (32) Christina McHale (USA) 63 36 76(4)
(20) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (30) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 61 57 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) d. Gajdosova/Mattek-Sands (AUS/USA) 64 26 105
Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) d. Dellacqua/Stosur (AUS/AUS) 36 62 107

03/12 Update: WTA stars Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki continued their advance in the Indian Wells 2012 women’s singles draw while US Open champion Samantha Stosur was upset on Monday’s action at the BNP Paribas Open. #2-seed Sharapova advanced to the fourth round with a 63 64 victory over Simona Halep while #4-seed and defending champion Wozniacki went the distance in overcoming Sofia Arvidsson 36 75 62. Veteran #30-seed Nadia Petrova eliminated Stosur in a third set tiebreak 61 67(6) 76(5) and #10-seed Schiavone retired from her third round match while trailing #23-seed Lucie Safarova. Former champion and #15-seed Ana Ivanovic, #7-seed Marion Bartoli, #20-seed Maria Kirilenko, and #21-seed Roberta Vinci all advanced to the round of 16.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Monday, March 12, 2012

Singles - Third Round
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Simona Halep (ROU) 63 64
(4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 36 75 62
(30) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (6) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 61 67(6) 76(5)
(7) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 62 60
(23) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (10) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 62 ret. (GI illness)
(15) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) 67(8) 63 62
(21) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (16) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 67(5) 60 64
(20) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 62 46 64

Doubles - Second Round
(5) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) d. (WC) Azarenka/Kvitova (BLR/CZE) w/o (Kvitova: GI illness)
(WC) Dulko/Suárez (ARG/ARG) d. Begu/Martínez Sánchez (ROU/ESP) 43 ret. (Martínez Sánchez: right thigh injury)


03/11 Update: The biggest news of the Indian Wells 2012 women’s singles so far is the upset caused by young American Christina McHale. McHale shocked #3 seed and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to advance to the fourth round 26 62 63. #1 seed Victoria Azarenka won her 19th straight match of the year and remains undefeated in an impressive straight set victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova 61 62. She advances to the fourth round to face in-form #14 Julia Goerges, the Dubai 2012 finalist. Also advancing to the round of 16 are #5 Agnieszka Radwanska, #8 Li Na, and #18 Angelique Kerber. Amercan wildcard Jamie Hampton won her third straight match and now advances to her first Indian Wells fourth round match. In doubles, the American top seeded team of Huber and Raymond advanced by beating the pair of Erakovic and Niculescu in second round action.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Singles - Third Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (25) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 61 62
(32) Christina McHale (USA) d. (3) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 26 62 63
(5) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (27) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 64 62
(8) Li Na (CHN) d. (31) Zheng Jie (CHN) 61 63
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (9) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) w/o (viral illness)
(14) Julia Goerges (GER) d. (24) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 63 64
(18) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Vania King (USA) w/o (GI illness)
(WC) Jamie Hampton (USA) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 62 67(1) 62

Doubles - Second Round
(1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) d. Erakovic/Niculescu (NZL/ROU) 57 75 103
(2) Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) d. Bacsinszky/Brianti (SUI/ITA) 61 36 102
Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) d. (4) Kirilenko/Petrova (RUS/RUS) 63 64
Dellacqua/Stosur (AUS/AUS) d. (8) Groenefeld/King (GER/USA) w/o (King: GI illness)


03/10 Update: World #2 Maria Sharapova led five seeded players in the top 10 into the third round of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Sharapova beat Gisela Dulko 62 60 while defending champion Caroline Wozniacki beat Ekaterina Makarova with the same score. #6-seed Samantha Stosur and #7-seed Marion Bartoli beat Americans Irina Falconi and Varvara Lepchenko, respectively to advance to the round of 32. Other seeded players advancing include former French Open champions Francesca Schiavone and Ana Ivanovic, and Russian seeds Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova. #11-seed Sabine Lisicki is the highest seed who lost on Saturday, and she was joined in the sidelines by #17 Peng Shuai, #26 Monica Niculescu, #28 Petra Cetkovska, and #29 Kaia Kanepi.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Saturday, March 10, 2012

WTA Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[2] M Sharapova (RUS) d G Dulko (ARG) 62 60
[4] C Wozniacki (DEN) d E Makarova (RUS) 62 60
[6] S Stosur (AUS) d [WC] I Falconi (USA) 60 63
[7] M Bartoli (FRA) d [Q] V Lepchenko (USA) 26 62 75
[10] F Schiavone (ITA) d [Q] L Tsurenko (UKR) 62 64
L Dominguez Lino (ESP) d [11] S Lisicki (GER) 61 64
[15] A Ivanovic (SRB) d J Larsson (SWE) 61 62
[16] D Cibulkova (SVK) d M Rybarikova (SVK) 21 ret. (illness)
K Pervak (KAZ) d [17] S Peng (CHN) 64 60
[20] M Kirilenko (RUS) d I Begu (ROU) 76(4) 64
[21] R Vinci (ITA) d S Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 63 63
[23] L Safarova (CZE) d T Paszek (AUT) 63 31 ret. (right wrist)
S Arvidsson (SWE) d [26] M Niculescu (ROU) 63 63
S Halep (ROU) d [28] P Cetkovska (CZE) 62 64
C Scheepers (RSA) d [29] K Kanepi (EST) 63 62
[30] N Petrova (RUS) d [WC] L Davis (USA) 63 62

03/09 Update: For some time, it looked like Victoria Azarenka's 17-match winning streak this year was about to end in the 2nd round of Indian Wells 2012 but after battling all the way to the end, the world #1 scraped by Mona Barthel in a third set tiebreak. She now advances to the third round alongside several seeds and two young Americans who upset seeded opponents. The biggest upset of the day was caused by Jamie Hampton of the United States who eliminated former world #1 Jelena Jankovic. Vania King defeated #13-seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Another young American, #32-seed Christina McHale continues to impress as she beat veteran Elena Vesnina in straight sets. Other seeded players to advance into the third round included #9 Vera Zvonareva, #14 Julia Goerges, #25 Svetlana Kuznetsova, #27 Flavia Pennetta, and #31 Zheng Jie. Two-time champion and #19-seed Daniela Hantuchova was upset by Klara Zakopalova in three sets. In matches completed late on Friday - favorites #3 Petra Kvitova and #5 Agnieszka Radwanska also advanced.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Friday, March 9, 2012

Singles - Second Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Mona Barthel (GER) 64 67(4) 76(6)
(3) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 61 63
(5) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 62 64
(8) Li Na (CHN) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 36 63 63
(9) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 63 64
(WC) Jamie Hampton (USA) d. (12) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 64 63
Vania King (USA) d. (13) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 64 64
(14) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Elena Baltacha (GBR) 63 62
(18) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (WC) Sloane Stephens (USA) 26 75 64
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (19) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 63 67(7) 63
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d. (22) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 26 62 64
(24) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (WC) Sania Mirza (IND) 62 75
(25) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 63 20 ret. (right forearm injury)
(27) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 63 64
(31) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. (Q) Michaella Krajicek (NED) 61 63
(32) Christina McHale (USA) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 75

03/07 Update: First round action started at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament with one American wild-card advancing to the second round while two other American wild-card entries failed to advance. American veteran Jill Craybas was defeated in straight sets by Mona Barthel and young American Coco Vandeweghe went the distance before losing to Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia. American Jamie Hampton, a wild card entry, advanced to the second round by routing Polona Hercog of Slovakia, 60 61. Other first round winners include Kimiko Date-Krumm, Sorana Cirstea, and Timea Bacsinszky.

Indian Wells 2012 - Results: Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Singles - First Round

Mona Barthel (GER) d. (WC) Jill Craybas (USA) 61 62
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 46 75 76(5)
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) 61 61
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d. (WC) Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 46 63 63
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 57 63 75
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 64 62
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 61 63
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 64 26 75
(WC) Jamie Hampton (USA) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 60 61

Tournament Preview: WTA world #1 Victoria Azarenka is in arguably the most difficult quadrant of the Indian Wells 2012 women’s singles draw. She is scheduled to play 2-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round, Dubai finalist Julia Goerges in the fourth round, and Dubai title holder and world #5 Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals. Radwanska has previously complained about Azarenka’s gamesmanship after losing to Azarenka for the third straight time this year in Doha.

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is in Azarenka’s half of the draw. Kvitova may meet Paris winner Angelique Kerber in the fourth round. Kvitova’s quarterfinal opponent may be French Open champion Na Li who is expected to set-up an exciting fourth round match-up against 2-time champion and Pattaya winner Daniela Hantuchova.

World #2 Maria Sharapova is in the bottom half of the draw with defending champion and world #4 Caroline Wozniacki. Sharapova’s quarterfinal opponent is most likely the sixth seed and US Open champion Samantha Stosur. Wozniacki meanwhile is in a tricky part of the draw where she’s expected to meet former #1 and former champion Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round. Last year’s runner-up, Marion Bartoli, is seeded seventh this year and could very well be Wozniacki’s quarterfinal opponent if both reach that far.

Two former champions are absent from the Indian Wells 2012 event - Kim Clijsters is missing out this year due to an injury, while 13-time Grand Slam winner, Serena Williams has boycotted this tennis tournament after winning her second title in 2001.

The women's singles tournament at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells 2012 is scheduled to start on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 with first round action. [Watch Indian Wells 2012 Live Online]. All 32 seeded players have a first round bye. The winner of Indian Wells 2012 will take home $1,000,000 in prize money earnings and earn 1000 ranking points.

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Indian Wells 2012 Live Online Coverage and TV Schedule

Top ranked players Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka lead the best tennis players of the world as they gather in Indian Wells for the 2012 BNP Paribas Open. The two week combined WTA and ATP World Tour event is held from March 5-18, 2012 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California. Viewers around the world can take part in the tennis action through Indian Wells 2012 live online coverage and TV schedule. The Indian Wells 2012 matches will air on ABC, ESPN2, the Tennis Channel, ESPN3.com, and TennisTV.com. ABC network will include TV coverage of the men’s semifinals back-to-back on Saturday, March 17, and men’s and women’s championship matches on Sunday, March 18. Coverage will start at 11am Pacific Time on both days. For the latest order of play, check Watch Indian Wells 2012 Live Online.

Tennis fans can catch 60+ hours of Indian Wells 2012 live streaming action on ESPN3 from Saturday, March 10 to Friday, March 16. Replays of the semifinals and finals matches will also be available. Indian Wells 2012 action can also be watched live online through streaming matches through TennisTV.com. Online live matches will include the men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals.

Indian Wells 2012 Live Online TennisTV.com Coverage: Starts Saturday, March 10.

Indian Wells 2012 - ESPN3.com Schedule:

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Second Round 2:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. ET

Sunday, March 11, 2012
Second Round 2:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. ET

Monday, March 12, 2012
Third Round 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ET
Third Round 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. ET

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Third Round 2:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. ET

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Round of 16 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET
Round of 16 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Men’s QF#1 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men’s QF#2 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Friday, March 16, 2012
Men’s QF #3 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men’s QF #4 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Women’s SF #2 11:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Second Round 2:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. ET

Sunday, March 11, 2012
Second Round 2:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. ET

Monday, March 12, 2012
Third Round 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ET
Third Round 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. ET

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Third Round 2:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. ET

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Round of 16 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET
Round of 16 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Men’s QF#1 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men’s QF#2 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Friday, March 16, 2012
Men’s QF #3 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Men’s QF #4 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Women’s SF #2 11:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Indian Wells 2012 - Tennis Channel TV Schedule:

Date Start End Match Notes
10-Mar 14:00 2:00 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 2:00 14:00 Round 2 Repeat
11-Mar 14:00 2:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 2:00 14:00 Round 2 Repeat
12-Mar 14:00 2:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 2:00 14:00 Round 3 Repeat
13-Mar 14:00 2:00 Round 3 Live
14-Mar 2:00 14:00 Round 3 Repeat
14-Mar 14:00 2:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 2:00 14:00 Last 16 Repeat
15-Mar 14:00 20:00 Quarter Final Live
15-Mar 22:00 0:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 0:00 6:00 Quarter Final Repeat
16-Mar 6:00 8:00 Quarter Final Repeat
16-Mar 8:00 14:00 Quarter Final Repeat
16-Mar 18:00 20:00 Quarter Final Live
17-Mar 4:00 6:00 Quarter Final TC Premiere
17-Mar 6:00 8:00 Quarter Final Repeat
17-Mar 10:00 12:00 Quarter Final Repeat
17-Mar 12:00 14:00 Quarter Final Repeat
17-Mar 19:30 21:00 Doubles Live
17-Mar 22:30 0:00 Doubles Repeat
18-Mar 0:00 2:00 Semi Final TC Premiere
18-Mar 2:00 4:00 Semi Final TC Premiere
18-Mar 8:30 10:00 Doubles Repeat
18-Mar 10:00 12:00 Semi Final Repeat
18-Mar 12:00 14:00 Semi Final Repeat
19-Mar 2:00 4:00 Final TC Premiere
19-Mar 13:00 15:00 Semi Final Repeat
19-Mar 15:00 17:00 Semi Final Repeat
19-Mar 17:00 19:00 Final Repeat

Indian Wells 2012 - BSkyB TV Schedule:

Date Start (GMT) End (GMT) Channel Notes
10-Mar 19:00 1:00 Sky Sports 4 Live
11-Mar 16:00 18:00 Sky Sports 3 Highlights
11-Mar 18:00 0:00 Sky Sports 3 Live
12-Mar 16:00 18:00 Sky Sports 2 Highlights
12-Mar 18:00 0:00 Sky Sports 2 Live
13-Mar 16:00 18:00 Sky Sports 1 Highlights
13-Mar 18:00 0:00 Sky Sports 1 Live
14-Mar 16:00 18:00 Sky Sports 1 Highlights
14-Mar 18:00 0:00 Sky Sports 1 Live
15-Mar 18:00 20:00 Sky Sports 2 Highlights
15-Mar 20:00 22:00 Sky Sports 2 Live
16-Mar 18:00 20:00 Sky Sports 2 Highlights
16-Mar 20:00 0:00 Sky Sports 2 Live
17-Mar 18:00 22:00 Sky Sports 3 Live
18-Mar 20:00 22:30 Sky Sports 2 Live

Indian Wells 2012 - Digisport TV Schedule:

Date Start (GMT) End (GMT) Match Notes
10-Mar 19:00 6:30 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 18:00 4:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 18:00 2:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 3:30 5:30 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 18:00 4:00 Round 3 Live
14-Mar 18:00 2:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 3:30 5:30 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 20:00 22:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 2:00 4:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 20:00 0:00 Quarter Final Live
17-Mar 18:00 23:00 Semi Final Live
18-Mar 20:00 23:00 Final Live
19-Mar 2:30 3:30 Highlights Live

Indian Wells 2012 - Lumiere TV Schedule:

Date Start (EET) End (EET) Match Notes
10-Mar 21:00 6:30 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 20:00 4:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 5:30 7:30 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 7:00 16:00 Round 2 Repeat
12-Mar 20:00 2:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 7:00 13:00 Round 3 Repeat
13-Mar 13:00 15:00 Round 3 Repeat
13-Mar 20:00 4:00 Round 3 Live
14-Mar 5:30 7:30 Round 3 Live
14-Mar 7:00 15:00 Round 3 Repeat
14-Mar 20:00 2:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 4:00 6:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 7:00 13:00 Last 16 Repeat
15-Mar 13:00 15:00 Last 16 Repeat
15-Mar 22:00 0:00 Quarter final Live
16-Mar 7:00 9:00 Quarter final Repeat
16-Mar 9:00 11:00 Quarter final Repeat
16-Mar 22:00 2:00 Quarter final Live
17-Mar 7:00 11:00 Quarter final Repeat
17-Mar 20:00 1:00 Semi Final Live
18-Mar 7:00 12:00 Semi Final Repeat
18-Mar 22:00 1:00 Final Live
19-Mar 7:00 10:00 Final Repeat
21-Mar 20:00 21:00 Highlights
22-Mar 19:30 20:30 Highlights

Indian Wells 2012 - Orange TV Schedule:

Date Start (GMT) End (GMT) Match Notes
10-Mar 19:00 6:30 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 18:00 4:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 18:00 2:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 3:30 5:30 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 18:00 4:00 Round 3 Live
14-Mar 18:00 2:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 3:30 5:30 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 20:00 22:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 2:00 4:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 20:00 0:00 Quarter Final Live
17-Mar 18:00 23:00 Semi Final Live
18-Mar 20:00 23:00 Final Live
19-Mar 2:30 3:30 Highlights Live

Indian Wells 2012 - Rogers SportsNet TV Schedule:

Date Channel Start Match TimeZone
12-Mar SN One 14:00 Round 3 ET
12-Mar SN Pac 20:30 Round 3 PT
13-Mar SN One 14:00 Round 3 ET
14-Mar SN One 14:00 Last 16 ET
14-Mar SN One 23:30 Last 16 ET
14-Mar SN Pac 20:30 Last 16 PT
15-Mar SN One 16:00 Quarter Finals ET
15-Mar SN One 22:00 Quarter Finals ET
16-Mar SN One 16:00 Quarter Finals ET
17-Mar SN One 14:00 Semi Finals ET
18-Mar SN One 16:00 Final ET

Indian Wells 2012 - Racquet Channel TV Schedule:

Date Start (SGT) End (SGT) Match Notes
11-Mar 3:00 14:30 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 2:00 12:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 20:00 0:00 Round 2 Repeat
13-Mar 2:00 10:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 11:30 13:30 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 20:00 0:00 Round 3 Repeat
14-Mar 2:00 12:00 Round 3 Live
14-Mar 20:00 0:00 Round 3 Repeat
15-Mar 2:00 12:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 11:30 13:30 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 20:00 0:00 Last 16 Repeat
16-Mar 4:00 6:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 10:00 12:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 21:00 0:00 Quarter Final Repeat
17-Mar 4:00 8:00 Quarter Final Live
17-Mar 21:00 0:00 Quarter Final Repeat
18-Mar 2:00 7:00 Semi Finals Live
18-Mar 21:00 0:00 Semi Finals Repeat
19-Mar 4:00 7:00 Final Live
19-Mar 22:00 0:00 Final Repeat

Indian Wells 2012 - Sky Italia TV Schedule:

Date Channel Start (GMT) End (GMT) Match Notes
10-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 19:00 6:30 Round 2 Live
11-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 18:00 4:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 18:00 2:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 3:30 5:30 Round 3 Live
13-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 18:00 4:00 Round 3 Live
14-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 18:00 2:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 3:30 5:30 Last 16 Live
15-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 20:00 22:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 2:00 4:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 20:00 0:00 Quarter Finals Live
17-Mar Sky Sport Extra HD 18:00 23:00 Semi Finals Live
18-Mar Sky Sport 2 HD 20:00 23:00 Final Live

Indian Wells 2012 - Sport 1 Deutschland TV Schedule:

Date Start (CET) End (CET) Match Notes
10-Mar 21:05 0:00 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 0:05 3:00 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 3:00 7:30 Round 2 Live
11-Mar 19:00 0:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 0:05 3:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 3:00 5:00 Round 2 Live
12-Mar 19:00 0:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 0:05 3:00 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 4:30 6:30 Round 3 Live
13-Mar 19:00 0:00 Last 16 Live
14-Mar 0:05 3:00 Last 16 Live
14-Mar 3:00 5:00 Last 16 Live
14-Mar 19:00 0:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 0:05 3:00 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 4:30 6:30 Last 16 Live
15-Mar 21:00 23:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 3:00 5:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 21:00 1:00 Quarter Final Live
16-Mar 21:00 1:00 Quarter Final Live
17-Mar 19:00 21:30 Semi Final Live
17-Mar 21:30 0:00 Semi Final Live
18-Mar 21:00 0:00 Final Live

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