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Bopanna-Qureshi pair upstages Leander, Mahesh
Third seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were left to rue missed opportunities as Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi outwitted them in straight sets to enter the quarterfinals of the ATP BNP Paribas Open.
Third seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were left to rue missed opportunities as Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi outwitted them in straight sets to enter the quarterfinals of the ATP BNP Paribas Open.
Bopanna and Qureshi played a stronger service game to win 6-3, 6-4 and set up an interesting clash against Serbs Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki in the last-eight stage. Bopanna and Qureshi made better use of the chances that came their way, converting both the break points in the opening set.
Federer in 4th round
World No. 2 Roger Federer and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic stormed into the fourth round at Indian Wells with lopsided victories. Ice-cool Federer swept past Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela 6-0, 6-2, while Serb Djokovic extended his perfect record this season to 14-0, pulverising Ernests Gulbis 6-0, 6-1.
Chela was broken five times by Federer in dazzling sunshine, where temperatures peaked at 90 Fahrenheit, as the Swiss master eased to a commanding victory in 58 minutes. "I'm happy it went so well today," the 16-times Grand Slam champion said after ending the match with a rasping backhand winner down the line.
Meanwhile, Kim Clijsters pulled out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament because of a lingering shoulder problem, conceding her fourth-round match to Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 3-6, 3-1.
Bartoli, the 15th seed, advances to the last eight where she will face 19th-seeded Ana Ivanovic, a 6-4, 6-2 winner against fellow Serb Jelena Jankovic.
