Bud's 2006 Indian Wells Diary - Day 13 - March 19 , 2006

Some Americans open Swiss bank accounts. A Swiss named Roger Federer ought to return the favor by banking in the US where, as he states, "I've had a lot of success here over the last two years."

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Bud's 2006 Indian Wells Diary - Day 12 - March 18 , 2006

Although it wasn't exactly Russian winter, it surely was a Russian winner who withstood the chill blasts of an unseasonal 52 degree afternoon, and the challenging blasts of a countrywoman to rule the desert and the surrounding snow-speckled mountains.

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Bud's 2006 Indian Wells Diary - Day 11 - March 17 , 2006

The number is 10, and it looks very good on James Blake.

Before he took the court to face Russian Igor Andreev in the Pacific Life Open yesterday, Blake was informed by US Davis Cup Capt. Patrick McEnroe that a win would boost him to No. 10 in the world.

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Bud's 2006 Indian Wells Diary - Day 10 - March 16 , 2006

Suddenly James Blake, that runaway from Harvard Yard, is the man. He is The Man of American tennis at this way station in his long struggle to be the player that he always felt he could be.

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Bud's 2006 Indian Wells Diary - Day 3 - March 9 , 2006

"Anxiety" is a word that creeps into a conversation with Charlie Pasarell, and another with Martina Hingis.

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Bud's 2006 Indian Wells Diary - Introduction - March 6 , 2006
A DIAMOND IN THE DESERT, THE TENNIS GARDEN GLITTERS AT INDIAN WELLS

It may not be the Garden of Eden, but the Indian Wells Tennis Garden comes close enough for the thousands of tennis "tifosi" [fans, in the beguiling Italian language] who stream into this small desert town for the Pacific Life Open.

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