FEDERER FLIES HIGH IN INDIAN WELLS

This Week In Tennis
​Season 2, Vol 10

​#ThisWeekInTennis recaps the tennis happenings of the last week via news reports, press snippets, social media, featured articles, rankings, and podcasts.

Photo credit: AFP /Frederic J. Brown

RUNDOWN
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• Roger Federer's 2017 continues to get better. After winning the Australian Open in January, Federer won the year's second biggest event to date in Indian Wells. He jumps four places to #6 in the new ATP rankings and is comfortably atop the Race to London standings.
• Elena Vesnina won the biggest title of her career, defeating compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Indian Wells final. She beat Shelby Rogers and Timea Babos in her first two matches, new world #1 Angelique Kerber in the Round of 16, Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, and Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals.
• Stan Wawrinka reached his fourth Masters 1000 final, but was unable to improve on his career head-to-head record against Roger Federer, now 3-20. 
• Svetlana Kuznetsova led by a set and a break versus Vesnina in the final before eventually losing 4-6 in the third set. 
• Jack Sock's breakout season continued with a run to the semifinals in Indian Wells. Champion in Auckland and Delray Beach, Sock solidified his place as top-ranked American male player, and is now ranked #17.
• Rafael Nadal suffered a lop-sided loss to Federer in the fourth round, and has now lost three consecutive matches to Federer for the first time. Nadal still leads their head-to-head 23-13.
• Venus Williams recovered from a set and a break deficit to Jelena Jankovic in her first match to make the quarterfinals in Indian Wells. She was unable to repeat the effort against eventual champion Elena Vesnina. 
• For the second successive tournament, Nick Kyrgios defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets. 
• The new doubles pairing of Chan Yung-Jan and Martina Hingis captured the Indian Wells doubles title in just their third event together. 
• Denis Shapovalov cracks the ATP top 200 for the first time after winning his first career Challenger event in Drummondville. 
• Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both cited elbow injuries while withdrawing from the Miami Masters. 
• The ATP University graduated its newest class of Next Generation players in Miami last week.

PRESS

​For more press conference videos as well as press transcripts from Indian Wells, clickHERE.
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Sunday vibes pic.twitter.com/u3236pMbZs

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) March 20, 2017

Literally the biggest and the heaviest trophy ever□□□В прямом смысле самый крупный и самый тяжёлый кубок в жизни□□□ @BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/oGXNPiW8RJ

— Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) March 20, 2017

Back at it lol □□□ pic.twitter.com/yTzR0xjPb4

— Jack Sock (@JackSock) March 18, 2017

Hi guys! I wanted to say hello since time is flying by - three whole months already since the attack - and let you know that I'm working really hard on my recovery. I still can't tell you when I will be back, but I can tell you that tennis is a huge motivation for me and I realised while I've been away how much I like challenges! My perspective on life has changed a lot and I am doing everything to give myself a second chance to be back on the court. I thank you for staying with me through this and I hope to see you all soon, love Petra

A post shared by Petra Kvitova (@petra.kvitova) on Mar 21, 2017 at 10:58am PDT

I apologize to my fans and ppl who purchased tickets to watch me play live at @MiamiOpen. Sadly, I'm injured and won't be able to compete.

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) March 19, 2017

@Gael_Monfils same here.. patella.. thanks to the surface in Indian Wells I guess? #sosticky #notgoodfortheknees

— Kirsten Flipkens (@FlipperKF) March 20, 2017

celebrating our win with a cheesecake! @YungJan_Chan pic.twitter.com/UlOuzL4DPP

— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) March 19, 2017

Thank you so much for your support it means a lot to me ! ??? спасибо большое за поддержку , всем кто болел и переживал , это для меня очень важно. Так же хотела поблагодарить @matchtv_channel и конечно же @tina_kandelaki за доверие , трансляцию нашего российского ?? финала из Америки в прямом эфире. Ставьте теннис пожалуйста по больше , а мы в свою очередь будем стараться показывать хорошие результаты ? хорошей всем недели !

A post shared by Светлана Кузнецова/Kuznetsova (@svetlanak27) on Mar 20, 2017 at 12:11pm PDT

Happy birthday @pierrehuguesherbert !!! □□□#friendsnight

A post shared by David Goffin (@david__goffin) on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:14pm PDT

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— Gael Monfils (@Gael_Monfils) March 20, 2017

My first ATP Challenger tour title in my home country here in Drummondville. Special thanks to my great team to help me win this amazing title. Thanks to all of my sponsors for their support, #nikecourt #biosteel #wilson #banquenationale

A post shared by Denis Shapovalov (@denis.shapovalov) on Mar 19, 2017 at 12:55pm PDT

RANKINGS WATCH

• ATP: Nishikori (+1 to #4), Federer (+4 to #6), Sock (+1 to #17), Carreno Busta (+4 to #19), Gasquet (-3 to #22), Cuevas (+4 to #26), Young (+9 to #51), Nishioka (+12 to #58), Kukushkin (+14 to #76), Donskoy (+18 to #81), Lajovic (+21 to #85), Bedene (+11 to #94), Shapovalov (+59 to #194)

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• ​WTA​​:​ Kerber (+1 to #1), Cibulkova (+1 to #4), V. Williams (+1 to #12), Pavlyuchenkova (+4 to #17), Mladenovic (+8 to #18), Begu (+4 to #28), Davis (+4 to #34), Safarova (+4 to #36), Kasatkina (-7 to #42), Peng (+6 to #43), Azarenka (-31 to #48), Alexandrova (+13 to #93), Bondarenko (-19 to #94)

ON THE WEB

Champion's Corner: Elena Vesnina Reflects on Fairytale Finish in Indian Wells
Federer Shows that Age Can be about New Possibilities, not Decline
​Calm and courageous, never-say-die Elena Vesnina rallies to win epic BNP Paribas Open final​
Andre Agassi: ‘One day your entire way of life ends. It’s a kind of death’
After Unceremonious Exit, Tournament at Indian Wells Moves On
​Will Roger Federer Ever be Done?
​At 35, papa Federer has earned his fairy tale
​Believe it or not, this might be just the beginning for Roger Federer
Evert: Kerber Needs to Find her Fearlessness Again
​A first-hand experience with cheating and lost trust in junior tennis—and how to fix it
​Roger Federer Completes Another Chapter in a 'Fairy Tale' Season
Sock Takes the Long Road, but it's Leading him up the Rankings Ladder
​Rising stars of tennis: Meet Ashleigh Barty 
Federer and Vesnina, Legend and Late-Bloomer, Earned Inspiring IW Wins
​Keys Comes Back with Confidence, and a Voice on Social Media
​Even After Three Major Titles, Stan Remains Tennis' Underestimated Man
​The Time has Come for the Slice Backhand to be Rehabilitated

PODCASTS

The Body Serve - Federer Has Zero Chill
Beyond The Baseline - Tracy Austin talks tennis from Indian Wells
No Challenges Remaining - Maria Sharapova: The Ice Woman Cometh
​Realz Tenis Fanz - ​O How Swell Was Indian Wells
The Tennis Podcast - ​ ‘Federer will finish 2017 as the World No.1’
Tennis Connected - Previewing the 2017 Miami Open
​WTA Insider - Champions Corner: California Dreamin' with Elena Vesnina
BNP Paribas Open Podcast - Sunday March 19, 2017 BNP Paribas Open Podcast (Multiple Episodes)