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Federer, Nadal stay on course for showdown
Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are on course for another showdown after winning their opening matches at the BNP Paribas Open in the California desert on Sunday. Less than two months after Federer claimed an 18th major title in a classic Australian (...)

14 - 03 - 2017
Giant-killer Goffin sets up Raonic semi
Belgian David Goffin continued his giant-killing run at Indian Wells as he stormed into the last four of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6(4), 6-2 upset victory over former US Open champion Marin Cilic Thursday. A day after ousting third seed Stan (...)

19 - 03 - 2016
Djokovic cruises, Nadal survives at Indian Wells
Rafael Nadal rallied from a set down and fought off a match point in the third set to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (8), 6-0, 7-5 Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in pursuit of a fourth title. Zverev, an 18-year-old German (...)

18 - 03 - 2016
Djokovic, Nadal tested in California
Defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his dominance of Philipp Kohlschreiber, winning 7-5, 7-5 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open Tuesday. Rafael Nadal survived a wild tiebreaker to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 7-6 (9), while two-time (...)

17 - 03 - 2016
Delbonis surprises Murray
Andy Murray squandered a 4-1 lead in the third set before losing a tiebreaker to world No. 53 Federico Delbonis and exiting the BNP Paribas Open third round 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3) in California Monday. World No. 2 Murray let his commanding lead evaporate (...)

16 - 03 - 2016
Djokovic and Serena advance in Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic opened his bid for a third straight BNP Paribas Open title Sunday night by surviving an unexpected challenge from American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. "All credit to Bjorn on playing a great match, but I wasn't feeling (...)

15 - 03 - 2016
Federer beats Isner to win crown
hot run by dispatching surprise finalist John Isner 7-6, 6-3 Sunday to become the first player to win the Indian Wells ATP tournament four times. The Swiss world No. 3 blunted the powerful serving of Isner with a controlled display, edging the (...)

20 - 03 - 2012
Isner stuns Djokovic, faces Federer in final
John Isner pulled off the biggest upset of his career at the BNP Paribas Open Saturday before Roger Federer imperiously outplayed long-time rival Rafa Nadal in the other semifinal. Big-serving American Isner overpowered world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (...)

19 - 03 - 2012
Nadal to play Federer in semifinals
Rafael Nadal outlasted David Nalbandian 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the BNP Paribas Open Friday, setting up a semifinal against Roger Federer that will be a rematch of their Australian Open semifinal. Federer had an easier time in his quarterfinal, beating (...)

18 - 03 - 2012
Djokovic reaches Indian Wells semis
ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4, winning the final three games of the match to reach the BNP Paribas Open semifinals Thursday. Djokovic, the defending champion, improved to 16-1 against Spanish opponents since the start of (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
Nalbandian tops Tsonga
ranked Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Roger Federer each needed three sets to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open Wednesday, while No. 1 Victoria Azarenka improved to 21-0 on the season with a straight-set win on the women's (...)

16 - 03 - 2012
Nadal, Federer advance; Wozniacki falls
serving Milos Raonic 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4 under the lights in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open Tuesday, extending his run of winning 35 of 37 matches since last year's US Open. Rafael Nadal didn't have as much trouble in sunny conditions, (...)

15 - 03 - 2012
McHale tops Kvitova; Federer, Nadal thru
Former winners Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal breezed through with straight-set wins Sunday as a flu bug wreaked havoc on the men's and women's draws at the Indian Wells tournament. Reigning Wimbledon champion and WTA Player of the Year Petra (...)

13 - 03 - 2012
Murray bites dust at Indian Wells
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki eased through their openers in the California desert while fourth seed Andy Murray bit the dust for the second straight year. Djokovic has not made the same perfect start to the season as he (...)

12 - 03 - 2012
Jankovic exits, Azarenka battles through
Former champion Jelena Jankovic became the first seed to tumble out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament, losing 6-4, 6-3 to American wild card Jamie Hampton in the second round on Friday. Seeded 12th, the jet-lagged Serb who had reached the (...)

11 - 03 - 2012
Injuries strike at Indian Wells tourney
Irina Falconi, Gisela Dulko and Johanna Larsson all advanced to the second round at the Indian Wells tournament early Thursday as their opponents withdrew with injuries. Australia's Jelena Dokic pulled out after just nine minutes in the first set (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
Date-Krumm wins on blustery day
Krumm, the oldest player in the women's draw at age 41, opened the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Pauline Parmentier of France Wednesday as a swirling, gusting wind made life difficult in the first round at the Indian Wells Tennis (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
Nadal struggles again, now against Karlovic
ranked Rafael Nadal struggled past big-serving Ivo Karlovic 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7) Thursday to reach the BNP Paribas Open semifinals for the sixth consecutive year. Nadal, who won on his third match point when Karlovic's forehand sailed long, set up a (...)

19 - 03 - 2011
Woods ‘nervous' about reception
hit Tiger Woods is apprehensive about the reception he will get from the fans at next month's US Masters when he returns to the PGA Tour from self-imposed exile. The American world No. 1 has not competed since his victory at the Australian Masters (...)

23 - 03 - 2010
Ljubicic wins first Indian Wells title
Croat Ivan Ljubicic celebrated his first Masters 1000 title after upsetting seventh-seeded American Andy Roddick 7-6, 7-6 in the final of the Indian Wells ATP tournament Sunday. The big-serving Ljubicic, seeded 20th, fired down 20 aces and hit 42 (...)

23 - 03 - 2010
Jankovic wins Indian Wells women's title
Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic jump-started her 2010 season Sunday with a straight-sets victory over Caroline Wozniacki for the Indian Wells WTA title. Jankovic didn't put a foot wrong as she downed her Danish opponent 6-2, 6-4 to claim her (...)

22 - 03 - 2010
Baghdatis sends Federer packing
ranked Roger Federer wasted three match points and then lost to Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) Tuesday night in a third-round upset at the BNP Paribas Open. A joyous Baghdatis bent down and kissed the court after his first win over Federer in (...)

18 - 03 - 2010
Agassi apologizes for poking fun at Sampras
Andre Agassi told ESPN.com he was “out of line” and apologized for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity match last week. Longtime rivals Agassi and Sampras were wearing microphones during the match, and the crowd at Indian Wells Tennis (...)

17 - 03 - 2010
Federer, Murray advance at Indian Wells
Roger Federer had to work a bit harder than expected Sunday night before beating Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. Hanescu won a set from Federer for the first time in their five meetings. But the (...)

16 - 03 - 2010
Federer: ‘Awkward' moment with tennis greats
Last Friday's verbal showdown between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras has been described by world number one Roger Federer as an “awkward moment” and “a bit unfortunate”. The episode occurred during the “Hit for Haiti” charity doubles match at the (...)

16 - 03 - 2010
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