Tennis updates

Nadal overwhelmed Murray 6-1 6-2 to reclaim his title at the Indian Wells tournament. he had previously won here in 2007.

In extreme hostile windy conditions, Nadal showed why he was the number one in the world. he mastered the conditions to perfection whereas Murray looked lost during rallies. It was very different tennis to watch.....more so of a tactical battle rather than an all aggressive match that we expected to see.

With the ball swinging wildly in the air, it was Nadal who managed to control all the rallies and call all the shots. Nadal had earlier saved 5 matchpoints and eventually won the quaterfinals agaisnt David Nalbandian.

During the course of the match, Nadal didn't give his opponent a SINGLE breakpoint while breaking Murray twice in each set. the Djokovic statement comes to mind which he said during the Australian Open that Murray had no place in the top 3. however Murray has the better future beating Federer for the 3rd time this year. He is the only person visible on the horizon who can look to challenge the rule of Nadal in the near future.

The other results from the Paribas Open include the defeat of defending Ana Ivanovic to Vera Zvonevera 6-7 (5-7) and 2-6 and Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick defeating Andy ram and Max Mirnyi 3-6 6-1 14-12 in the doubles final.
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