Rafael Nadal launched his defense of the Indian Wells ATP Masters Series title with a victory Saturday while last year's runner-up, Novak Djokovic, also made a triumphant debut. Nadal, the second seed, defeated Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 6-3, and said he was lucky to escape with relative ease in the difficult, windy conditions. “Today I win. That's it. I can't do too much,” said Nadal, and his opinion was echoed throughout the day as the blustery desert winds made life difficult for all. Ana Ivanovic, the top seed in the WTA tier one event that is the other half of the Pacific Life Open, admitted she allowed herself to get distracted by the testing conditions. But she pulled herself together to emerge with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 second-round victory over Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru. Third-seeded compatriot Jelena Jankovic, meanwhile, advanced with ease, downing US wild card Ahsha Rolle 6-0, 6-2. Australian Open champion Djokovic, the men's third seed, posted a scrappy 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Italian Andreas Seppi. Men's number one Roger Federer wasn't due to open his campaign until Sunday, when he faced a second-round clash with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain. Fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer advanced, downing Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-2, 6-2. Ferrer next faces South Korean Lee Hyung-Taik, who rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen. Eighth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sweden's Robin Soderling. Gasquet took less than an hour to subdue Soderling, who had reached the finals at Rotterdam and Memphis in recent weeks. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, runner-up to Djokovic at the Australian Open, eased through with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Israel's Dudi Seli. Tsonga set up a clash with fellow Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu, a 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) winner over Italian Fabio Fognini. The unpredictable winds did little to prevent the seeded players from advancing on schedule. Sixth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France moved on with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Russian Elena Vesnina, while seventh-seeded Czech Nicole Vaidisova was slated to close out the night session against Australian Casey Dellacqua. US favorite Lindsay Davenport, winner of this title in 1997 and 2000 as well as a four-time runner-up, emerged with a victory over Gisela Dulko when the Argentinian retired with a thigh injury after dropping the first set 6-2. The day produced a few mild upsets, including Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka's 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory over 10th
