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Questions, Please! Kids Put Federer To The Test

It’s an integral aspect of any ATP World Tour event. Players saunter into the press room after hitting the courts to face a sea of reporters. Win or lose, they are prepared to encounter a bevy of questions from many angles, as the press corps seek to dissect their game. A consummate professional, Roger Federer has navigated hundreds of press conferences during his 20-year career, but the Swiss will admit the one he faced Friday had a slightly different tune. Federer was grilled by a group of young reporters in a special BNP Paribas Open presser, hosted by kids. “What is your coolest move?” “On the dance floor or the tennis court?,” Roger joked. “On the dance floor I have...

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Federer Unfazed By Difficult Draw In Indian Wells

In a way, Roger Federer might get exactly what he wants during his return to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this week. Federer said he came to the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament to face the best, and he should have that opportunity early and often at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The four-time champion has been drawn in the same quarter as five-time champion Novak Djokovic, three-time titlist Rafael Nadal, Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev and World No. 16 Nick Kyrgios, who's coming off his first win against Djokovic last week in Acapulco. It's the first time that Djokovic, Nadal and Federer have been drawn in the same quarter. They were drawn...

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Federer Nadal Drawn In Djokovic's Quarter In Indian Wells

Welcome back, Roger Federer. Now get ready to possibly face Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic if you want to reach the semi-finals during your return to the BNP Paribas Open, the season's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, which gets underway on Thursday. It's the first time ever that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have been drawn in the same quarter. At the 2016 Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome, they were in the same half of the draw for the first time. The trio has won 12 of the past 13 Indian Wells titles. But this year, only one has the chance to make it to the semi-finals. Federer, the ninth seed, opens with a bye and could meet 24th...

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