Roger Federer discusses his victory over Steve Johnson, setting a fourth-round showdown with Rafael Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open. Watch live matches at tennistvcom.
Watch Tuesday highlights from the 2017 BNP Paribas Open, where there were wins from Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Watch live matches at tennistvcom. Photo: Getty Images
Five-time champion Novak Djokovic brought his best tennis in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Juan Martin del Potro on Tuesday night in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. It’s a match-up that typically brings out the best in both players, and they did not disappoint on a packed Stadium 1, with Djokovic upping his game when it mattered to surge to the finish line in two hours and 18 minutes. Victory sees Djokovic tie Pete Sampras for 10th in the Open Era with 762 victories overall and sees him join Roger Federer (331) and Rafael Nadal (318) as the third player to earn 300 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 victories. [ALSO LIKE] The ‘group of death’ section...
The match-up everyone clamoured for when the BNP Paribas Open draw was announced has finally arrived: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face off in the fourth round on Wednesday in Indian Wells. The Round of 16 contest will mark the 36th meeting of their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Nadal leads the series 23-12 but their 14-year back-and-forth is far more complicated than a single record. Here are six things to know about one of tennis' greatest rivalries. 1. Federer is attempting to beat Nadal three straight times for the first time in his career, having defeated the Spaniard in the Australian Open final (2017) and Basel final (2015). 2. This is their earliest meeting since the third round of...