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The 2010 Atp World Tour Moved To The American Hard Courts, Where Two Masters 1000 Events Offer Points To Players Who Can Adapt Well To Fast Courts. The First Of Those Tournaments Was Won By A Man Who Hadn't Shown For Years On The Atp World Tour, Ivan Ljubicic Of Croatia. At Which Tournament Did Ljubicic Win An Exciting Final? |
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Answer» Indian Wells in California is OFTEN considered just below the caliber of Grand Slams when it comes to talent and diversity; unlike the European Masters 1000 events, it draws a huge number of players to the beautiful desert SETTING. The 2010 tournament was surprising because the top seeds faltered. Federer lost a heartbreaking match to Marcos Baghdatis after failing to CAPITALIZE on a match point. Murray was defeated by Soderling in the quarters, Nadal lost 7-6 in the third set to Ljubicic, and Djokovic lost to Ljubicic in the fourth round. Del Potro was out with a WRIST injury that would hamper him for the first half of the year. The giant-killing Croat defeated Andy Roddick 7-6, 7-6 in the FINAL for his first Masters 1000 title. Indian Wells in California is often considered just below the caliber of Grand Slams when it comes to talent and diversity; unlike the European Masters 1000 events, it draws a huge number of players to the beautiful desert setting. The 2010 tournament was surprising because the top seeds faltered. Federer lost a heartbreaking match to Marcos Baghdatis after failing to capitalize on a match point. Murray was defeated by Soderling in the quarters, Nadal lost 7-6 in the third set to Ljubicic, and Djokovic lost to Ljubicic in the fourth round. Del Potro was out with a wrist injury that would hamper him for the first half of the year. The giant-killing Croat defeated Andy Roddick 7-6, 7-6 in the final for his first Masters 1000 title. |
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