Past champions Nadal and Federer advance at Indian Wells
Swiss player Roger Federer has to work for win over Peter Gojowczyk as three-time Indian Wells winner Rafael Nadal easily reaches the third round
Indian Wells — World No 2 Rafael Nadal raced into the third round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters as Roger Federer made a less speedy but still successful start to his quest for a sixth title on Sunday. Nadal, a three-time Indian Wells winner, needed just 72 minutes to get past overmatched Jared Donaldson, 6-1 6-1. Federer, who is seeking to break out of a tie with top seed Novak Djokovic for most titles in the California desert, looked set for a similarly easy time of it, but had to turn back a second-set challenge from German Peter Gojowczyk in a 6-1 7-5 win. Fourth-seeded Federer said he was relieved not to go to a second-set tiebreaker after falling behind 3-1 to the free-swinging German, who is ranked 85th in the world. The Swiss regained the break, and after saving four break points to make it 4-4 cruised home. “I struggled a bit with my serving in that second set and that gave him chances. Because he was serving better, he started to swing more freely and then it was tough,” ...
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