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Stan Escapes To Return To Indian Wells QFs

Stan Wawrinka overcame a spirited effort from 21-year-old Yoshihito Nishioka 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) on Wednesday to return to the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals for the third time. The Swiss star had to dig against Nishioka, who was trying to gain his first win against a Top 10 player and become the first lucky loser in tournament history, since 1976, to reach the quarter-finals. The Swiss right-hander will try to reach his first Indian Wells semi-final when he meets Gael Monfils or Dominic Thiem in the last eight. Wawrinka also reached the quarter-finals in 2008 (l. to Djokovic) and 2011 (l. to Federer). He struggled from the outset on Wednesday evening, though, as Nishioka chased down most everything and frustrated the...

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BNP Paribas Open Uncovered 2017

Go behind the scenes during the first week of the BNP Paribas Open with ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot, featuring interviews with Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Tournament Director Tommy Haas in Indian Wells.

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Wawrinka Feeling Positive About Indian Wells Start

Third seed Stan Wawrinka defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Wawrinka stayed perfect against Kohlschreiber, improving to 5-0 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. The third seed created 10 break points, converting two of them for victory in 78 minutes and finishing with a trademark backhand winner on the line. “It was a really good match. I'm very happy... I was serving well. I think I'm moving better and better, and it's all positive so far,” Wawrinka said.  Watch Full Match Replays The Swiss star is bidding to win his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown, adding to his 2014 Monte-Carlo title. Wawrinka’s best result at...

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