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Winning start for Federer, Murray

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka won their opening matches at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Federer, the four-time champion seeded seventh, beat French qualifier Pail-Henri Mathieu.

“It’s important to win,” he said. “It’s a lot different from Dubai. You have to force a bit more, but I’m satisfied.”

In a late match, the top-seeded Nadal rallied to beat Radek Stepanek 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. “He is not the right player to play against in the first round,” Nadal said. “

Nadal is 41-6 in his 10 appearances here and has made it to the semifinals or better for the past eight years.

The fifth-seeded Murray topped Lukas Rosol 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, and the third-seeded Wawrinka, playing for the first time since winning the Australian Open, beat Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-5.

Kevin Anderson and Tommy Haas also moved into the third round. Anderson spoiled two-time tournament champion Lleyton Hewitt’s bid for his 600th career match win, topping the Australian 7-6 (5), 6-4. Haas, who will be 36 on April 3, rolled to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jeremy Chardy.

In women’s play, top-seeded Li Na beat Chinese compatriot Zheng Jie 6-1, 7-5, and fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova opened her title defense with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Julia Goerges.


 

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