GROUP OF DEATH
Federer unfazed by treacherous Indian Wells draw
The Swiss superstar is drawn in the same quarter with defending champion Novak Djokovic and Spain’s Rafael Nadal
Indian Wells — Roger Federer, riding high after an 18th Grand Slam triumph, is not rattled by the tennis version of the group of death. The Swiss superstar, whose Australian Open victory in January signalled a resurgence after a year disrupted by injury, is drawn in the same quarter with defending champion and second seed Novak Djokovic and Spanish fifth seed Rafael Nadal in the Indian Wells ATP Masters. "Amazing, amazing draw," said world No1 and top seed Andy Murray, who has the luxury of analysing it from a safe spot on the opposite end of the bracket. "I’ve never seen anything like that, probably it would be one of the toughest sections of a draw of all time." Ninth-seeded Federer, however, downplayed the drama of sharing a quarter with Nadal and Djokovic. Among the three of them they have won 12 of the past 13 Indian Wells titles.
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