Indian Wells Turns into Upset City for Top WTA Players 4
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.