In one of the finest wins of his resurgent career, Cypriot Marcos Bagdhatis fought off three match points to send shock waves through the field at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. Bagdhatis has been in terrific form of late, taking Novak Djokovic to three sets in the Dubai. This time, he held his game together to register a most impressive 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) win over the World’s Number One and tournament favorite Roger Federer.
The upsets and near upsets just keep coming at Indian Wells. And, the fans are liking the highly competitive play. More than 23,300 fans turned out Saturday, setting a new single day record at the BNP Paribas Open. Heavy favorites are taking their hits and struggling to stay alive in the hotly contested early rounds.
The men swing into action today at the 2010 Paribas BNP Open. All the biggest stars will be there, vying for their share of the more than $3.6 million purse. Indian Wells drew more than 330,000 last year and indications are that this year the turnstiles will keep moving. Why not? This is the crème de la crème of men’s tennis in a great venue with good weather.
In San Jose, second seed Fernando Verdasco found his serve just in time to deny American Andy Roddick his fourth SAP Open 2010 title in a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset. It was the Spaniard’s fourth tour title and 10th appearance in a finals, netting the winner $90,000.
For Verdasco, it was just his third win [...]
