Indian Wells starts up...

Only a few more days until I get my butt down to Indian Wells for the Pacific Life Open...in the meantime, here's some info on what has been going on:

Andre Agassi has had several sessions on the stadium court, hitting with Europeans Tim Henman and Ivan Ljubicic. Maria Sharapova and her double-duty father Yuri had an early morning session, while Lindsay Davenport and Justine Henin-Hardenne hit on the main stage in afternoon.

Some players hit on the outside courts and get their workouts among the common-folk. For the fans who venture out to the Tennis Garden over the first few days this often offers up the best entertainment. Elena Dementieva has been hard at work, and until Davenport hit on the outer courts earlier in the afternoon she was the highest seed the fans could ogle. Without question Lindsay was the big draw of the afternoon. She’s the No. 3 seed and from southern California–not a bad combo to draw a crowd in Indian Wells.

I'll be writing from IW Friday through Monday, and hopefully posting some pics.