Indian Wells: Angelique Kerber vs Pauline Parmentier
Angelique Kerber takes on Pauline Parmentier at the BNP Paribas Open.
Angelique Kerber takes on Pauline Parmentier at the BNP Paribas Open.
Caroline Wozniacki reflects on her performance against Madison Keys at the BNP Paribas Open.
Venus Williams takes on Peng Shuai in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Karolina Pliskova talks about her serve at the BNP Paribas Open.
Svetlana Kuznetsova takes on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open.
Elena Vesnina talks about her performance at the BNP Paribas Open.
Kristina Mladenovic takes on Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open.
Simona Halep’s BRD Bucharest Open challenge gathered further momentum with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Danka Kovinic on Friday evening.
Catch the best moments of Svetlana Kuznetsova’s semifinals press conference at the BNP Paribas Open.
KEY INFORMATION:
Tournament Level: Premier
Prize Money: $846,000
Draw Size: 28 main draw (4 byes)/16 qualifying
Qualifying Dates: Saturday, July 16 – Sunday, July 17
First Day of Main Draw: Monday, July 18
Singles Final: Sunday, July 24, 2pm PDT
Doubles Final: Sunday, July 24, after singles final
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TOURNAMENT NOTES:
· Two-time champion Venus Williams returns to tournament for the 13th time as top seed.
· Dominika Cibulkova, another former winner, is No.2 seed while Johanna Konta is No.3 seed. The 2012 runner-up, CoCo Vandeweghe, Jelena Ostapenko and Alizé Cornet are also in the draw.
· The draw’s highest-ranked player, World No.7 Venus Williams is nearly 20 years older than the lowest-ranked player 16-year-old Maria Mateas.
· Click here to see the draw after it is made on Saturday evening.
WILDCARDS:
CiCi Bellis (USA), Julia Boserup (USA), Maria Mateas (USA), Carol Zhao (USA)
WITHDRAWALS:
Timea Babos (left shoulder), Daria Kasatkina (illness), Mariana Duque-Mariño (gingivoplasty), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left abductor), Agnieszka Radwanska (right hand), Lesia Tsurenko (left thigh)