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Does Iandian Wells start on Wednesday? Roll on - need to see some decent tennis.
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Does Iandian Wells start on Wednesday? Roll on - need to see some decent tennis.
Thursday. Andy won't be on until at least Friday though, first round bye. |
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How come IW and Miami are longer than the other MS events? Never understood it.
IW really is like a 5th GS.
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They're longer because they have bigger draws.
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Well, let's hope that Andy's health has improved sufficiently to withstand the dry heat out in the desert.
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They're longer because they have bigger draws.
I'm mixed up with the start day because the women start on the Wednesday. The OOP is due out today. |
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They're longer because they have bigger draws.
Yes, I know. Why do they have/are they allowed to have bigger draws, though? |
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Who knows? Maybe they just want more players to attend
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Indian Wells used to be part of the Super 9 which are just one level below Grand Slams - did all Super 9 Tournaments have the same size Draw as Indian Wells?
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I'd imagine it's because they're very popular, both with spectators on site and on TV, so they take advantage by having larger draws (i.e. more matches for TV and spectators).
That's always what happens in any sport or event, the more popular, the more they try to expand it.
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Indian Wells used to be part of the Super 9 which are just one level below Grand Slams - did all Super 9 Tournaments have the same size Draw as Indian Wells?
No. Only IW and Miami. |
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No idea where fully got his list from but I just posted a more accurate list.  Thanks Allan - don't know why they were missed off either.  I cut and pasted the list from IW website  but something must have gona amiss.  |
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No. Only IW and Miami.
What does the abbreviation IW mean then? |
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What does the abbreviation IW mean then? Indian Wells. |
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Seems strange to see Indian Wells called "BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells" - even stranger that any of the banks have any spare money for this type of thing.
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