Indian Wells 2012: Federer downs Isner, wins 4th BNP Paribas Open title

03/18 Update: A day after beating rival Rafael Nadal, world #3 Roger Federer beat American John Isner 7-6(7), 6-3 to tie Nadal's record of 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles by winning the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. He also became the first ever player to claim four BNP Paribas Open titles, adding to the three straight he won from 2004-06. The title is Federer third ATP trophy this year as he won his past three tournaments including Rotterdam and Dubai in February. Federer has now won 39 of his last 41 matches and extended his winning streak to 15 straight match wins. Federer earns $1,000,000 in prize money for winning the title while Isner won $500,000 as runner-up.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Sunday, March 18, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Final
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [11] J Isner (USA) 76(7) 63

03/17 Update: World #3 Roger Federer and #11-seed American John Isner beat higher ranked opponents in #2 Rafael Nadal and #1 Novak Djokovic to advance to the Indian Wells men's singles final. Federer overwhelmed his rival Nadal in two straight sets 63 64 while Isner provided the most surprising win of the tournament by ousting the defending champion Djokovic is a third set tiebreak. Federer will be playing for his third title of the year and his sixth in his last eight tournaments. Isner is hoping to win his first title of the year. The Indian Wells 2012 champion will take home $1,000,000 in prize money.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Saturday, March 17, 2012
ATP Main Draw Singles - Semi-finals
[11] J Isner (USA) d [1] N Djokovic (SRB) 76(7) 36 76(5)
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [2] R Nadal (ESP) 63 64

03/16 Update: World #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer will meet for the 28th time overall at the semifinals of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament on Saturday. The two long-time rivals eliminated Argentine opponents in contrasting fashion to set-up their first meeting after Nadal beat Federer at the Australian Open semifinals earlier this year. Nadal went the distance and lost his first set of the tournament to overcome stubborn veteran David Nalbandian 46 75 64. Federer had an easier route to their rematch with a straight set 63 62 win over Juan Martin del Potro. It was Federer's fourth win over the #9 del Potro this year. Nadal leads his rivalry with Federer 18-9 and has also won four of their most recent six matches.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Friday, March 16, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Quarter-finals
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 46 75 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [9] J Del Potro (ARG) 63 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - Semi-finals
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) 64 62

03/15 Update: World #1 Novak Djokovic and #11-seed American John Isner won their quarterfinal matches to set-up an interesting match-up at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. Djokovic took two sets to eliminate Nicolas Almagro of Spain 63 64 to reach his third semifinal of the year. Isner kept the American hopes flying by beating Gilles Simon in a tight three setter 63 16 75. In doubles, the unseeded Spanish pair of Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal advanced to the BNP Paribas Open men's doubles final on Thursday, defeating Polish sixth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-2, 6-0. The Spanish pair were champions in 2010 and needed just 52 minutes to advance.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Thursday, March 15, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Quarter-finals
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [12] N Almagro (ESP) 63 64
[11] J Isner (USA) d [13] G Simon (FRA) 63 16 75

ATP Main Draw Doubles – Semi -finals
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) d [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 62 60

03/14 Update: The top three favorite ATP stars to contend for the title all moved into the quarterfinal stage at the Indian Wells 2012 tournament. #1 Novak Djokovic was forced to a third set by Spain's Pablo Andujar but emerged a 60 67(5) 62 winner. He advances to the quarterfinals against #12 Nicolas Almagro who beat #7 Tomas Berdych in straight sets. #2 Rafael Nadal won in straight sets to advance against the surprising veteran David Nalbandian. Nalbandian upset Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 36 75 63 to gain a quarterfinal date against Nadal and continue on his surprising run at the BNP Paribas Open. #3 seed Roger Federer also advanced but took three sets to eliminate Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. Federer will go against the winner of the night session between Juan Martin del Potro and Dennis Istomin. #11 John Isner is the only remaining American left in the singles draw; he advanced by beating Matthew Ebden of Australian in straight sets 64 75. His quarterfinal opponent will be #13 Gilles Simon who beat American Ryan Harrison 76(0) 57 61.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Fourth Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d P Andujar (ESP) 60 67(5) 62
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d [21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 62
[3] R Federer (SUI) d T Bellucci (BRA) 36 63 64
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [6] J Tsonga (FRA) 36 75 63
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d [7] T Berdych (CZE) 64 60
D Istomin (UZB) vs [9] J Del Potro (ARG)
[11] J Isner (USA) d [Q] M Ebden (AUS) 64 75
[13] G Simon (FRA) d R Harrison (USA) 76(0) 57 61

ATP Main Draw Doubles – Quarter-finals
[6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) w/o (M Bryan - illness)
[2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 76(7) 63
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) vs [7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE)
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d R Gasquet (FRA) / P Hanley (AUS) 67(5) 61 10-6

03/13 Update: Indian Wells 2012 favorites #2-seed Rafael Nadal and #3-seed Roger Federer moved closer to a highly anticipated semifinal clash as they hurdled different opponents in their third round matches to advanced to the round of 16 of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal demolished compatriot Marc Granollers in straight sets 61 64, while Federer went the distance in eliminating Milos Raonic 67(4) 62 64. #5-seed David Ferrer who won the two tournaments he participated in before Indian Wells was upset by Dennis Istomin in straight sets 64 63. #6-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat #28-seed R Stepanek (CZE) 67(2) 63 62 while #9-seed Juan Martin del Potro advanced with a 62 76(6) victory over #19-seed Fernando Verdasco. Wildcard entry David Nalbandian provided another upset when he beat #10 Janko Tipsaveric 63 36 63. Also advancing were #21 A Dolgopolov of Ukraine and T Bellucci of Brazil.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Third Round
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d [26] M Granollers (ESP) 61 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [27] M Raonic (CAN) 67(4) 62 64
D Istomin (UZB) d [5] D Ferrer (ESP) 64 63
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d [28] R Stepanek (CZE) 67(2) 63 62
[9] J Del Potro (ARG) d [19] F Verdasco (ESP) 62 76(6)
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [10] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 63 36 63
[21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 64 57 64
T Bellucci (BRA) d N Davydenko (RUS) w/o (illness)

ATP Main Draw Doubles – Second Round
[2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) 67(5) 76(5) 10-5
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 63 57 10-5
[6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [WC] M Ebden (AUS) / R Harrison (USA) 64 67(5) 10-4
[7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE) d J Monaco (ARG) / K Nishikori (JPN) 76(5) 64
R Gasquet (FRA) / P Hanley (AUS) d [8] O Marach (AUT) / A Peya (AUT) 63 67(7) 11-9

03/12 Update: World #1 Novak Djokovic advances to the fourth round at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament while two American hopefuls lost on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open. Top seed and defending champion Djokovic eliminated Delray Beach champion Kevin Anderson in straight sets 62 63. The Americans lost 2 key players: #8 seed Mardy Fish was upset by Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden while former #1 Andy Roddick lost to #7 Tomas Berdych 63 26 62. However, two other Americans advanced to the fourth round. #11-seed John Isner beat Juan Monaco 75 75 while young Ryan Harrison defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Andy Murray's conqueror, 64 75. Other seeded players advancing included #12 Nicolas Almagro and #13 Gilles Simon.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Monday, March 12, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Third Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [29] K Anderson (RSA) 62 63
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d [30] A Roddick (USA) 63 46 62
[Q] M Ebden (AUS) vs [8] M Fish (USA) 63 64
[11] J Isner (USA) d [22] J Monaco (ARG) 75 75
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d S Giraldo (COL) 46 62 76(2)
[13] G Simon (FRA) d [23] S Wawrinka (SUI) 64 64
P Andujar (ESP) d A Ramos (ESP) 76(5) 64
R Harrison (USA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 64 75

ATP Main Draw Doubles - Second Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d M Granollers (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) 67(2) 76(4) 17-15
M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) / X Malisse (BEL) 64 63
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d F Mayer (GER) / J Nieminen (FIN) 57 61 10-6

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [Alt] C Berlocq (ARG) / J Chela (ARG) 64 57 10-4

03/11 Update: All six seeded players in action on Sunday won their respective matches and advanced to the third round of the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament. #2 seed Rafael Nadal and #3 seed Roger Federer advanced in straight sets against Argentina’s L Mayer and American wildcard D Kudla. Other top favorites advancing into the next round included #5 David Ferrer, #6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, #9 Juan Martin del Potro and #10 Janko Tipsaveric. Two minor upsets eliminated a couple of top 20 seeds. Marcos Baghdatis beat #15 Feliciano Lopez 63 64 and Tomas Belluci of Brazil eliminated #20 Jurgen Melzer 63 63. Unseeded veteran players David Nalbandian and Nikolay Davydenko advanced with straight set wins. In doubles, the second seeded pair of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor advanced to the second round by beating the team of Nicolas Almagro and Mark Knowles.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Sunday, March 11, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d L Mayer (ARG) 61 63
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [WC] D Kudla (USA) 64 61
[5] D Ferrer (ESP) d G Dimitrov (BUL) 62 62
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d M Llodra (FRA) 41 ret.
[9] J Del Potro (ARG) d [Q] M Matosevic (AUS) 75 62
[10] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d G Muller (LUX) 64 62
M Baghdatis (CYP) d [15] F Lopez (ESP) 63 64
[19] F Verdasco (ESP) d R Sweeting (USA) 62 62
T Bellucci (BRA) d [20] J Melzer (AUT) 63 63
[21] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d S Darcis (BEL) 67(13) 63 75
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [24] M Cilic (CRO) 76(3) 76(4)
[26] M Granollers (ESP) d T Haas (GER) 63 26 63
[27] M Raonic (CAN) d C Berlocq (ARG) 64 62
[28] R Stepanek (CZE) d X Malisse (BEL) 62 61
D Istomin (UZB) d [31] J Chela (ARG) 76(5) 67(7) 64
N Davydenko (RUS) d [LL] B Phau (GER) 75 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
[2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) d [WC] N Almagro (ESP) / M Knowles (BAH) 63 76(3)
[4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) d T Berdych (CZE) / L Kubot (POL) 63 75
[8] O Marach (AUT) / A Peya (AUT) d A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED) 64 16 10-6
A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) d C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) 36 62 13-11
[WC] M Ebden (AUS) / R Harrison (USA) d J Cabal (COL) / S Lipsky (USA) 46 76(5) 10-4
R Gasquet (FRA) / P Hanley (AUS) d S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) 46 61 10-4
J Monaco (ARG) / K Nishikori (JPN) d E Butorac (USA) / B Soares (BRA) 57 64 10-4

03/10 Update: For the second straight year, Andy Murray lost in the early rounds of the BNP Paribas Open. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez stunned world #4 Andy Murray in second round action at the Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament knocking off the 2009 finalist in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Garcia-Lopez advances to the third round where he'll meet American Ryan Harrison for a spot in the round of 16. Harrison upset #25 Viktor Troicki 76(5) 63. World #1 Novak Djokovic advanced by beating Andrey Golubev 63 62, and will now meet Delray Beach winner Kevin Anderson for a spot in the fourth round. Djokovic is joined in the next round by #7 Tomas Berdych, #8 Mardy Fish, #11 John Isner, #12 Nicolas Almagro, and #13 Gilles Simon. American #30-seed Andy Roddick also advanced with a come from behind victory over Lukas Kubot. Seeded players who lost in the second round included #16 Richard Gasquet, #17 Kei Nishikori and #18 Florian Mayer.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Saturday, March 10, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) 63 62
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [4] A Murray (GBR) 64 62
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 67(2) 63 64
[8] M Fish (USA) d A Seppi (ITA) 63 32 ret. (illness)
[11] J Isner (USA) d [LL] F Gil (POR) 75 63
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d [WC] S Querrey (USA) 57 64 64
[13] G Simon (FRA) d D Sela (ISR) 75 67(6) 64
A Ramos (ESP) d [16] R Gasquet (FRA) 36 75 61 - saved 1 M.P.
S Giraldo (COL) d [17] K Nishikori (JPN) 75 62
P Andujar (ESP) d [18] F Mayer (GER) 62 64
[22] J Monaco (ARG) d N Mahut (FRA) 64 57 63
[23] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [WC] R Ginepri (USA) 46 64 64
R Harrison (USA) d [25] V Troicki (SRB) 76(5) 63
[29] K Anderson (RSA) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) w/o (illness)
[30] A Roddick (USA) d L Kubot (POL) 46 76(5) 63
[Q] M Ebden (AUS) d [32] J Benneteau (FRA) 26 63 62

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d K Anderson (RSA) / M Raonic (CAN) 63 76(3)
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d [5] M Bhupathi (IND) / R Bopanna (IND) 64 63
[7] L Paes (IND) / R Stepanek (CZE) d D Ferrer (ESP) / A Ramos (ESP) 63 63
A Dolgopolov (UKR) / X Malisse (BEL) d N Mahut (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 64 64

03/09 Update: Tennis fans will have to wait for the weekend before the Indian Wells 2012 top ATP tennis players go battle on-court in men's singles with defending champion and #1 Novak Djokovic, #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer playing their first matches in 2nd round action. However, the main draw action already started with first round matches in the past 2 days. Veteran players Marcus Baghdatis, David Nalbandian, Xavier Malisse, Tommy Haas, and Nikolay Davydenko all advanced in straight sets. Davydenko beat Sergei Bubka, the boyfriend of world #1 Victoria Azarenka. The doubles tournament for Djokovic ended early when he and partner Viktor Troicki lost to the Spanish pair of Granollers and Lopez.

Indian Wells 2012 Results: Friday, March 9, 2012

ATP Main Draw Singles - First Round
M Baghdatis (CYP) d J Chardy (FRA) 63 64
D Nalbandian (ARG) d P Starace (ITA) 76(4) 60
C Stebe (GER) vs R Sweeting (USA)
X Malisse (BEL) d [Q] B Reynolds (USA) 62 64
D Young (USA) vs S Darcis (BEL)
T Haas (GER) d J Nieminen (FIN) 76(9) 64
N Davydenko (RUS) d [Q] S Bubka (UKR) 75 63
B Tomic (AUS) vs G Muller (LUX)
M Llodra (FRA) d E Gulbis (LAT) 63 57 76(3)
I Dodig (CRO) vs G Dimitrov (BUL)
[WC] D Kudla (USA) d [LL] T Kamke (GER) 26 76(3) 64
T Bellucci (BRA) d L Rosol (CZE) 62 76(4)
C Berlocq (ARG) d B Paire (FRA) 64 62
D Istomin (UZB) d Y Lu (TPE) 76(6) 63
[Q] M Matosevic (AUS) d [Q] R Bemelmans (BEL) 62 63
A Falla (COL) vs L Mayer (ARG)

ATP Main Draw Doubles - First Round
M Granollers (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) d N Djokovic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB) 75 75
F Mayer (GER) / J Nieminen (FIN) vs M Fish (USA) / A Roddick (USA)
[3] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs M Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP)
P Kohlschreiber (GER) / G Monfils (FRA) vs [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

03/07 Tournament Preview: In the Indian Wells 2012 BNP Paribas Open, world #1 Novak Djokovic was drawn in the same half as #4 Andy Murray setting up a potential semifinal between the two rivals. Djokovic and Murray have split their two meetings this year, with Murray beating Djokovic in their last encounter in the Dubai semifinals. At the bottom half of the draw, #2 Rafael Nadal and #3 Roger Federer are both seeded to meet in the semifinals.

Federer is undoubtedly in the toughest quadrant of the draw. He is seeded to meet #27 Milos Raonic of Canada in the third round – Raonic, like Federer, is a two time tournament winner this year and was also runner-up in his last tournament in Memphis. #20 Jurgen Melzer is the winner of the Memphis tournament two weeks ago and could meet Federer in the fourth round. Federer’s quarterfinal opponent could very well be #5 David Ferrer, who is leading the ATP with 3 titles this season, or #9 Juan Martin del Potro, the Marseilles winner.

As for Nadal, he is seeded to meet #6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. Federer and Nadal are looking to reach the final for the fourth time in Indian Wells. Nadal, who holds an 18-9 lead over Federer in their career head-to-head was the champion in 2007 and 2009 and was runner-up to Djokovic last year. Federer won three straight titles from 2004-06 but hasn’t reached the finals since then.
Djokovic could face Delray Beach champion Kevin Anderson in the third round and former top 10 player Richard Gasquet in the fourth round. His potential quarterfinal opponent would come from the section of the draw which includes #7 Tomas Berdych and former #1 Andy Roddick. Murray will certainly look to avoid another second-round exit for the second straight year. He is seeded to meet #8 Mardy Fish who will have to beat fellow American and #11 seed John Isner to reach the quarterfinals.

Murray will attempt to win Indian Wells for the first time of his career while Djokovic is aiming to win his third Indian Wells title after winning here in 2008 and last year. Murray and Djokovic previously met in this tournament in 2007 with Djokovic prevailing in straight sets. The winner of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open will take home a cool $1Million in prize money earnings. For the men’s singles tournament, main draw action begins on Thursday, March 8, 2012.