{"id":93709,"date":"2017-03-13T01:54:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T05:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=93709"},"modified":"2025-01-20T21:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T02:16:38","slug":"past-champs-djokovic-federer-nadal-win-at-indian-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/13\/past-champs-djokovic-federer-nadal-win-at-indian-wells\/","title":{"rendered":"Past champs Djokovic, Federer, Nadal win at Indian Wells"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFirst match played, already a big test,\u201d three-time defending champion Djokovic told the crowd afterward. (Photo: Novak Djokovic\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. \u2013Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal \u2013 owners of a combined 44 Grand Slam titles and 12 of the past 13 trophies at Indian Wells \u2013 all earned straight-set victories Sunday to get started at the BNP Paribas Open.<\/p>\n

A day after No. 1 Andy Murray was upset by 129th-ranked qualifier Vasek Pospisil, the other members of the so-called \u201cBig 4\u201d of men’s tennis moved into the third round after first-round byes.<\/p>\n

And the entire distinguished trio \u2013 Federer has a record 18 major titles, Nadal 14, Djokovic 12 \u2013 is packed into the same section of the draw.<\/p>\n

Federer and longtime rival Nadal could meet in the fourth round, with the winner possibly advancing to face Djokovic in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the No. 2-seeded Djokovic was a bit shaky at times while winning 6-4, 7-6 (5) against Kyle Edmund of Britain.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst match played, already a big test,\u201d three-time defending champion Djokovic told the crowd afterward.<\/p>\n

No. 5 Nadal beat Guido Pella of Argentina 6-3, 6-2, and No. 9 Federer produced 14 of the match’s initial 15 winners while overwhelming Stephane Robert of France 6-2, 6-1 in only 51 minutes at night.<\/p>\n

Djokovic has won the title at Indian Wells a total of five times, including the past three in a row. Federer is a four-time champion at the hard-court tournament, and Nadal won it three times. Since 2004, the only other man to win the championship was Ivan Ljubicic, who is one of Federer’s coaches.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic next faces 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, who beat the Serb in a thrilling match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics last year. Nadal plays No. 26 Fernando Verdasco, and Federer meets No. 24 Steve Johnson.<\/p>\n

In other matches Sunday, 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic, the No. 6 seed, lost to 19-year-old American Taylor Fritz 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, No. 4 Kei Nishikori topped Dan Evans 6-3, 6-4, No. 12 Grigor Dimitrov eliminated Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-0, No.<\/p>\n

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15 Nick Kyrgios beat Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 6-4, and No. 18 Alexander Zverev got past Facundo Bagnis 7-6 (10), 6-3.<\/p>\n

In women’s third-round action, 17-year-old American wild-card entry Kayla Day nearly pulled off a major upset but eventually lost to reigning French Open champion Garbine Muguruza 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Day is ranked 175th, Muguruza is ranked No.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, 11th-seeded Johanna Konta was edged by No. 21 Caroline Garcia 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1), two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat No. 26 Roberta Vinci 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, and No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky defeated No. 18 Kiki Bertens 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (8).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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