Indian Wells Turns into Upset City for Top WTA Players Comments
Maria Sharapova loses to Zheng Jie of China at Indian Wells tournament.
Justine Henin goes down to defeat in straight sets in her second round match! Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova loses her opening salvo! Feisty Chinese player Jie Zheng clobbers favored Maria Sharapova!
Kim Clijsters is sent packing by Alisa Kleybanova in a 3rd round thriller! Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ousts the No. 3 seed Victoria Azarenka!
It is like watching the air burst from a balloon, allowing the deflating latex to spiral around the room once in a final spurt of glory before coming to land limp and lifeless on the turf.
So go the WTA’s top seeds as well as those “come-back” players expected to win at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
To set the proper mood for this much-anticipated Masters Series event, top-ranked Serena and Venus Williams boycotted the tournament for the ninth consecutive year. Dinara Safina pulled out early with a persistent back injury. That propelled world No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova into the top spot as the No. 1 seed as action got underway.
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