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It may be recent history in the fast paced world of pro tennis–hey Key Biscayne is too! Nevertheless, I think a few personal reflections on our annual soujorn to Indian Wells are in order. To me it always looks different when you can see see it from up close–and here’s what the final weekend looked like to me.
After an incredible week of filming in the desert, Indian Wells rolled into the Saturday men’s semifinals, and I decided to stick around and concentrate on watching the "Big 3" duke it out. That would be Novak versus Rafa in one semi, and Roger versus somebody named Fish in the other.
The Big 3: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, but who actually made it to the final?
It was a gorgeous warm still morning. I went out to the legendary Mission Hills Resort before the first semi to talk with Dennis Ralston (also legendary) about his new slice serve article in this issue. It’s a jewel, by the way. (Click Here.) I always wondered why my wide slice in the deuce court sucked, and now I know. I actually hit the best one of my life later in the afternoon, right there on the…