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Roger Races Into Fourth Round

Roger Federer extended his unbeaten 2018 winning streak to 14 matches Monday by defeating World No. 28 Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-1 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. After handing back an early break to allow Krajinovic to draw level at 2-all, the defending champion moved into cruise control. At one point he won 17 straight points en route to taking a 6-2, 3-0 lead, winning 10 of the final 11 games in the match. The World No. 1 is seeking his third tour-level title of the season (Australian Open, Rotterdam), 98th title of his career and 28th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy. "I was playing aggressive and feeling like he was not loving my slice, and then...

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Chung, Federer, Thiem Compete Monday In Indian Wells

After losing his racquets in transit from Acapulco to Indian Wells, Hyeon Chung was not off to the best start in the Californian desert last week. Fortunately, following a Twitter plea to the airline, the 21-year-old South Korean was reunited with the tools to his trade in time for his second BNP Paribas Open campaign. On Monday, that campaign steps up a notch when the No. 23 seed squares off against experienced Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych for a place in the fourth round. It will be the third FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter between the pair with Berdych having claimed both prior matches in straight sets. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the 2018 BNP Paribas Open third round & vote...

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Mahut/Herbert Start Bid For Second Indian Wells Crown

Former champions Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert swept into the BNP Paribas Open second round on Sunday when the fifth seeds defeated Damir Dzumhur and Filip Krajinovic 6-1, 6-2 in just 46 minutes. From 1-1 in the first set, the French pair won nine straight games to a 4-0 advantage in the second set. They lost just nine of their service points. Two years ago, Mahut and Herbert captured their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock in the final. They have since compiled a 6-1 record in Masters 1000 finals and are 11-5 overall in championship matches. The team will now prepare to challenge Pablo...

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