World No1 Roger Federer finished off Federico Delbonis in a rain-disrupted match on Sunday to reach the third round at Indian Wells as five-time champion Novak Djokovic was toppled. Federer returned on Sunday afternoon and needed an hour to close out his second-round victory 6-3 7-6 (8/6). His title defence got off to a soggy start on Saturday night when play was suspended because of rain, with Federer up a set and tied 2-2 in the second. The clouds rolled in just before the start of the match and after a short delay to start the first set they managed to play until the heavy rains came in the second. After a 90-minute delay organisers suspended play for the night. Federer is making his 17th appearance in the California desert and is assured of remaining world No1 if he makes it to the semifinals. He extended his 2018 win streak to 13 matches and has only dropped three sets from 34 played in 2018. He will face 25th-seed Filip Krajinovic in the third round. Federer and 10th seed Djok...
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