Indian Wells Tennis 2016: Scores, Results, Updated Schedule After Thursday
The BNP Paribas Open continued Thursday as the tournaments inched closer to crowning champions over the weekend.
Here is a look at the scores and a few highlights from Thursday's action in Indian Wells, California, as well as a look ahead at the remaining schedule:
| David Goffin (BEL) vs. Marin Cilic (CRO) | Goffin | 7-6 (4), 6-2 |
| Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Gael Monfils (FRA) | Raonic | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | Azarenka | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) | Pliskova | 6-3, 6-2 |
| P. Kohlschreiber (GER)/D. Thiem (AUT) vs. V. Pospisil (CAN)/J. Sock (USA) | Pospisil/Sock | 7-5, 6-3 |
| J. Murray (GBR)/B. Soares (BRA) vs. F. Lopez (ESP)/M. Lopez (ESP) | Lopez/Lopez | 6-2 (2), 7-6 (2), 10-8 |
| E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA)/N. Zimonjic (SRB) vs. P. Herbert (FRA)/N. Mahut (FRA) | — | — |
| J. Goerges (GER)/K. Pliskova (CZE) vs. S. Errani (ITA)/O. Kalashnikova (GEO) | Goerges/Pliskova | 6-4, 6-3 |
| T. Babos (HUN)/Y. Shvedova (KAZ) vs. B. Mattek-Sands (USA)/C. Vandeweghe (USA) | Mattek-Sands/Vandeweghe | 2-6, 6-4, 10-4 |
| Todd Burchell (USA) vs. Blake Miraglia (USA) | Miraglia | 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 |
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| Friday, March 18 | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | 5-7 p.m. | 7-10 p.m.; 2 a.m.-1 p.m. | 3-5 p.m. | 10 p.m.-2 a.m. |
| Saturday, March 19 | Doubles Final | Singles Semifinals, Doubles Final | 10:30 p.m.-Midnight | Midnight-1 p.m. | 2-7 p.m. | — |
| Sunday, March 20 | Singles Final | Singles Final | 1-2 p.m. | 6 p.m.-4 a.m. | 2-6 p.m. | — |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands overcame a turned ankle early in Thursday's doubles match and won 2-6, 6-4, 10-4 with teammate CoCo Vandeweghe to advance to the women’s final.
They defeated No. 3 seeds Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova and will face Karolina Pliskova and Julia Goerges, who claimed a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win over Sara Errani and Oksana Kalashnikova.
Mattek-Sands and Vandeweghe lost only one set in their path to the final, just after the former suffered her ankle injury.
Such a performance could forecast a possible union at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Team USA tandem snapped a selfie with the fans after the win, per the BNP Paribas Open:
Goerges and Pliskova had a clean path to the title round, as they haven't played a seeded team during their run. But playing in just their fourth tournament together, they have put together a strong collective performance, which they hope will lead to a spot in the WTA Finals in Singapore in the fall.
Goerges said they have built strong chemistry in their short time together, per WTA Tennis:
"We played two tournaments last year in China and we got along pretty good, and we said we want to play the big ones next year but want to focus mainly on singles.
That's why we're only playing a few tournaments, but we're trying to do as well as we can to go to Singapore. So far we're doing a pretty good job.
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The men’s action was highlighted by David Goffin’s resilient run, which continued with his 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Marin Cilic.
Fresh off an upset over No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round Wednesday, which required a third-set tiebreaker, Goffin made Thursday’s win over the more athletic Cilic look simple.
At 5'11", 150 pounds Goffin, who is seven inches shorter and 46 pounds lighter than Cilic, won the first game with a 134 mph ace—setting the tone for his convincing victory. Later in the set, Cilic was plagued by a few wide backhands that kept him from capitalizing on his four set points.
"I knew that on my serve I had to battle to win every service game because sometimes he can serve bombs and in 10 seconds can win his games,” Goffin said, per Beth Harris of the Associated Press.
Here is a look at the match point that Goffin secured after one hour, 37 minutes of competition to qualify for his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal, via TennisTV:
Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times provided context to show how impressive Goffin’s win was:
"Triumphs like that are rare in a game increasingly built for players like Cilic, 6-10 John Isner and 6-5 Milos Raonic, who live by the serve but can die by their lack of agility and quickness. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is 6-2, Andy Murray is 6-3, Roger Federer is 6-1. Budding superstar Alexander Zverev of Germany, who lost to Rafael Nadal in a riveting fourth-round match Wednesday, is 6-6. Teenage U.S. hope Taylor Fritz is 6-4 and might still be growing.
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Goffin tweeted with anticipation for his semifinal match after his big win:
He also discussed his performance during a post-match interview, courtesy of ATP Tennis:
Goffin will face Canada’s Milos Raonic, who is in the semifinals for the second straight year.
Raonic, ranked No. 14 in the world, will be another major hurdle for Goffin, but the Belgian has continued to defy odds with his Cinderella run.
He’ll look to keep the momentum rolling and claim his second win against Raonic in his third try.
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