• Four-time BNP Paribas Open champion Roger Federer and three-time champion Rafael Nadal will go head-to-head on Wednesday for the first time before the quarter-finals since their maiden meeting in the 2004 Miami third round. Nadal leads their 13-year rivalry 23-12 overall, 12-4 at ATP Masters 1000s, 9-8 on hard courts and 4-2 in the USA. • Federer and Nadal have met twice in singles and twice in doubles at Indian Wells. Nadal defeated Federer en route to the 2013 title after Federer beat Nadal en route to the 2012 title. Federer and Stan Wawrinka beat Nadal and Marc Lopez in 2011, but Nadal and Carlos Moya edged Federer and Yves Allegro in 2004 -- two weeks before the first...
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
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...
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round after wins for both on Tuesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The hotly anticipated clash was on the cards when the draw was made last week, placing them both in the ‘group of death’ in the bottom half of the draw. It will take place not before 5pm on Wednesday on Stadium 1. View Schedule Get Tickets It will be the 36th installment of one of tennis’ most celebrated rivalries, just a few weeks on from their five-set battle in the Australian Open final, which saw Federer return from a five-month injury layoff to capture his 18th Grand Slam championship. Nadal leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head...
Get ready to watch Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest players in tennis history, clash at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Wednesday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images/ATP
