Thursday, 15 March 2012

FIA Thursday press conference - Australia

Drivers - Charles Pic (Marussia), Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso), Jenson Button (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Mark Webber (Red Bull). Q: Charles, it's looking like a pretty tough initiation for you into Formula One with no testing of the new car, brand new car tomorrow. Tell us what your thoughts are. Charles Pic: Yes, we have had not so much driving but we made an ad day in Silverstone for the shakedown and everything went fine

Djokovic thinks Raonic can reach top 10

Novak Djokovic, who watched Roger Federer defeat Milos Raonic in three sets on Tuesday, said the young Canadian sensation has elite potential. "We all expected Milos to serve the way he serves," Djokovic said of the 27th-ranked Raonic. "He's always serving really strong and using that as a great weapon. It was a close match. Milos has a bright future in front of him. He's a very nice man in the first place, and somebody that you could feel that is very committed to the game. He's very professional. He understands the match play, what he needs to do in important moments. That's going to be crucial for him to overcome those challenges in the future. But he has potential to be Top 10."

Nadal Rolls Into Quarters; Nalbandian Tops Tsonga

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal dismissed No. 21 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals.

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Del Potro Sets QF Showdown With Federer

Three-time Indian Wells champion Roger Federer found himself down a set for the second straight match Wednesday, but rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Thomaz Bellucci in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.

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Federer Prevails In Three Over Bellucci

Three-time Indian Wells champion Roger Federer found himself down a set for the second straight match Wednesday, but rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Thomaz Bellucci in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.

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Istomin: "It's The Biggest Win For Me"

Denis Istomin ended a 10-match losing streak to players ranked inside the Top 10 on Tuesday, upsetting fifth-ranked David Ferrer 6-4, 6-3 to reach the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. BNPParibasOpen.com sat down with Istomin to discuss his success in California and his season goals following his victory over Ferrer.

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This time, Azarenka 'good example' for WTA

After her 6-0, 6-2 win over Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Victoria Azarenka alludes to the Pole's criticism of her in Dubai, when she accused the victorious Belarussian of exaggerating injuries and said: "I don't think those kind of behavior is a good image for women's tennis."

On Wednesday at Indian Wells after her quick win, Azarenka said, "I hope I was a good example of women's tennis."

Azarenka, who is now 21-0 on the year and has beaten Radwanska four times this season, then added: "I think I always give a fair competition. She's the same person, same great player as she was before, and I have tons of respect to her game. I had very good motivation because I knew she's excellent player, so I have to come up with a great match today."

Radwanska said she is over the incident and said complimented her foe, and said Azarenka is "on fire."

"It was the past, and, now is a new tournament, new match," Radwanksa said. "She was just playing for sure one of the best matches against me."