Last sunday marked the conclusion of the 40th annual edition of the Indian Wells Masters for the ATP tour and the 27th edition for the WTA tour.
Significant Event : The significant event of the tournament was on the WTA side .
World no.1 Serena Williams made a return to the tournament ending her 14 year long hiatus . She went on a hiatus in this tournament in response to the racial slurs she and her family received during the 2001 final.
Winners : Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in an almost 1 sided final(Federer was extremely lucky to take the second set in a tie break).With this win Novak Djokovic joint an elite club of players to have won 50 ATP titles and also with the win won his 4th title in the California desert(previous triumphs in 2008 2011 2014) tying for most titles at this tournament with Roger Federer.
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 6-2
The women's champion was rising star Simona Halep who beat surprise finalist and former worldno.1 Jelena Jankovic.
Simona Halep bt Jelena Jankovic 2-6 7-5 6-4
Ranking: The only shuffle in the top 10 rankings was Stan Wawrinka losing a spot and sliding down to no.8 . Novak Djokovic with his win consolidated his spot at the top . A loss would've seen his spot under threat from Roger Federer during the claycourt season.
Surprise Performer: No major surprises unless one looks at the semi final lineup where Canadian Milos Raonic occupied Rafael Nadal's slot.
Next Event : Miami Masters 1000
Significant Event : The significant event of the tournament was on the WTA side .
World no.1 Serena Williams made a return to the tournament ending her 14 year long hiatus . She went on a hiatus in this tournament in response to the racial slurs she and her family received during the 2001 final.
Winners : Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in an almost 1 sided final(Federer was extremely lucky to take the second set in a tie break).With this win Novak Djokovic joint an elite club of players to have won 50 ATP titles and also with the win won his 4th title in the California desert(previous triumphs in 2008 2011 2014) tying for most titles at this tournament with Roger Federer.
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 6-2
The women's champion was rising star Simona Halep who beat surprise finalist and former worldno.1 Jelena Jankovic.
Simona Halep bt Jelena Jankovic 2-6 7-5 6-4
Ranking: The only shuffle in the top 10 rankings was Stan Wawrinka losing a spot and sliding down to no.8 . Novak Djokovic with his win consolidated his spot at the top . A loss would've seen his spot under threat from Roger Federer during the claycourt season.
Surprise Performer: No major surprises unless one looks at the semi final lineup where Canadian Milos Raonic occupied Rafael Nadal's slot.
Next Event : Miami Masters 1000
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