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| Ljubicic and Nadal through to the Semi-Finals in Indian Wells |
“It doesn’t matter how old are you, it’s all about motivation,” said Ljubicic. “For me, It’s much easier than it was in 2007. That was a really difficult year for me mentally. It was very, very hard. So I feel really motivated now, nothing to prove to anybody. I just feel I’m playing for myself again as I was doing at the beginning of my career, and I’m enjoying every good result that I do.” Ljubicic had knocked out World No. 2 Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, breaking a pattern that saw him lose to a Top 5 player in the fourth round or the quarter-finals the last five years in this tournament. Monaco, who had trouble holding his serve from the beginning of the match, capitalized on his first break point to go 4-2 in the opening set and served it out. The Argentine, though, would not get another chance on Ljubicic’s big serve. The Croat dropped only nine service points the rest of the way, taking full control of the match. “The conditions suit my game perfectly,” said Ljubicic. “It’s nice and dry. The ball goes through the air pretty quickly. The court is slow enough so I can return well. It’s just perfect…” What were the odds to see the 20th seeded player in the semis? The Croat showed age isn’t an obstacle, motivation is the main factor in any sport. That’s what makes Sports betting so exciting. Defending champion Rafael Nadal kept on track as he defeated 19-seed Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 on Thursday night. The Spaniard had to work hard for the victory in a very competitive contest that lasted two hours, 11 minutes. Berdych had won three of their five previous meetings on hard courts, and fought back in both sets from a break down. However, the World No. 3 was too good and closed the thrilling encounter in a second set tie-break at 7-4. “It was a very good match,” said Nadal. “I played really well, especially the first set. The first probably eight, nine games of the match was at an unbelievable level; later the wind came a little bit and it was more difficult to play. But anyway, we were still playing, kept playing at a high level, and this is very important. Very good news for me to be in the semi-finals.” Nadal has now won 20 of his last 21 matches in Indian Wells, he’ll be favorite to earn a spot in the final of the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the season when he faces Ljubicic Saturday afternoon. Nadal hasn’t won a title since May last year in Rome, he owns 15 ATP Masters 1000 titles, one short of Roger Federer’s 16. Check out the action at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook and put a wager on your favorite players. BetPhoenix offers you the best options in Tennis betting and the best Bonus Packages to get the best value for your money. 
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Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, who celebrates his 31st birthday Friday in Indian Wells, defeated 21-seed Argentine Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday’s first quarter-final to reach his first semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open.
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