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Indian Wells are giving a $1M bonus to anyone winning both singles and doubles title this year, and some sort of much lower premium to combined rounds progression across the events (e.g. reaching QF in both gets a 'something extra' etc.)
So, you've got a lot of singles players that don't normally go much near doubles, like Halep, Vika etc using their singles rankings or a WC to enter; thus shunting out doubles players for the bigger names.
Which I imagine, is exactly the effect Ellison had in mind when he implemented the system.

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Yes, a lot of singles players that you wouldn't normally see.
Also, I noticed a few potential and actual Fed cup pairings in the draw - Azerenka/Sabalenka, and Halep/Begu for example

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Indian Wells are giving a $1M bonus to anyone winning both singles and doubles title this year, and some sort of much lower premium to combined rounds progression across the events (e.g. reaching QF in both gets a 'something extra' etc.)
So, you've got a lot of singles players that don't normally go much near doubles, like Halep, Vika etc using their singles rankings or a WC to enter; thus shunting out doubles players for the bigger names.
Which I imagine, is exactly the effect Ellison had in mind when he implemented the system.

 I approve of this, if doubles is to be taken seriously and be of interest to the public it should have the best tennis players competing. Imagine Roger and Rafa v Andy and Novak. Id watch that as would the public. No MTBs or abandoning of Adv etc though.



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Me too! It will be fascinating to see how the singles players do. McEnroe dominated doubles in his era with Fleming. I would love to see Andy and Jamie pair up but cant see Andy staying fit enough for long enough.,

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1st round losers in the doubles will win more than Hev and Maria for winning Acapulco International. $15,460  vs $12,300. Equal prize money here.



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1st round losers in the doubles will win more than Hev and Maria for winning Acapulco International. $15,460  vs $12,300. Equal prize money here.

 Yes, would love to have seen Hev and Maria back in this draw, but fear they were probably far from it. 



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In the doubles:

Anna Smith/Renata Voracova (CZE) vs.
Shuko Aoyama (JPN)/Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN)



-- Edited by flamingowings on Wednesday 7th of March 2018 11:06:29 PM



-- Edited by flamingowings on Wednesday 7th of March 2018 11:07:25 PM

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Anna and Renata are *2-5 down though I noticed that the last 2 games were lost on darn deuce deciding points.

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Down 2-6 *0-1

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2-6 *1-4

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L32: Anna Smith & Renata Voracova (CZE) CR 79 (47+32) lost to Shuko Aoyama & Yang Zhaoxuan (JPN/CHN) CR 59 (30+29) by  6-2 6-3

Clearly a pretty tough match, as to be expected at this level, but in general not a partnership that seems to have gelled as yet.



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Anna does seem to go long stretches of poor form, and then blitzes of results all together. The tide is very much out at the moment.
Aoyama pretty likely to be in the Japanese Fed Cup team.

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Clearly, Wednesday was a good day for all Brit women, except, the Anna's.
An 'Anna's Horribilis', if you will.

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Johanna's opponent is decided:
R64: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [11] 11 v. Marketa VONDROUSOVA (CZE) 54 (CH 52, Feb. 2018)
This time last year, Marketa was WR269, and playing (and beating) Katie Boulter in an Aussie $25K.

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Heather playing the night match on main stadium 1 court tonight, presumably around 9pm local, 5 am tomorrow morning UK time.

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