{"id":3052,"date":"2012-03-07T14:05:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2012-03-07T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T14:05:43","slug":"federer-might-face-nadal-in-paribas-open-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3052","title":{"rendered":"Federer might face Nadal in Paribas Open semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Indian Wells: <\/strong>If proceedings go as per the seedings, defending champion Novak Djokovic will meet Andy Murray, while Rafael Nadal will be pitted against Roger Federer in the semi-final of 2012 BNP Paribas Open.<\/p>\n<p>Federer, who plays the winner of Russian Dmitry Tursunov and American wild card Denis Kudla in his second-round opener, is up against arguably the trickiest quarter. The section of the draw includes four of the ATP\u2019s top five match wins leader this season &#8211; David Ferrer (18), Federer (16), Juan Martin del Potro (16) and Milos Raonic (15).<\/p>\n<p>Federer and Ferrer both come to Indian Wells riding winning streaks, with the Swiss capturing a pair of titles in Rotterdam and Dubai, and the Spaniard claiming back-to-back clay-court crowns the past two weeks in Buenos Aires and Acapulco.<\/p>\n<p>World No. 9 del Potro, a possible fourth-round opponent for Ferrer, recently claimed the Marseille title. The 27th-ranked Raonic, who could face Federer in the third round, has reached the final in three of his four tournament appearances this season, triumphing in Chennai and San Jose.<br \/>Nadal plays a South American in his opening match &#8211; either Colombian Alejandro Falla or Argentine Leonardo Mayer &#8211; and is seeded to meet World No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy: http:\/\/www.atpworldtour.com<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Wells: If proceedings go as per the seedings, defending champion Novak Djokovic will meet Andy Murray, while Rafael Nadal will be pitted against Roger Federer in the semi-final of 2012 BNP Paribas Open. 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