Five-time Indian Wells champion Roger Federer thwarted a second-set challenge from Peter Gojowczyk to reach the third round of the ATP Masters event on Sunday with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.
Fourth-seeded Federer, like top seeded Novak Djokovic gunning for a sixth ATP Indian Wells Masters crown, said he was relieved not to go to a second-set tiebreaker after falling behind 3-1 to the free-swinging German who is ranked 85th in the world.
“The second set I think he saved some crucial break points with good serving. I think his serve really picked up. Nadal, a three-time Indian Wells winner, is playing his third tournament of the year after a runner-up finish to Djokovic at the Australian Open and a second-round loss to eventual champion Nick Kyrgios in the Mexico Open in Acapulco.
In other early matches, sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan survived a scare in a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 victory over France’s Adrian Mannarino.He couldn’t muster a match point and double-faulted on break point and that was enough of a window for Nishikori.
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