Moving Toward a Nadal Vs. Djokovic Final in Indian Wells

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Published: March 17, 2011

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It's not shocking news to find Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in the quarterfinal of the BNP Paribas Masters as all three were expected to reach this latest stage for the first Masters 1000 of the season.

However, we already have clues that suggest we could be heading toward a championship match between Rafael Nada and Novak Djokovic.

All three top players have had an easy draw so far with Nadal meeting three qualifiers, and Djokovic losing only six games since the start of the event.

Meanwhile, Federer had to work a little more than his two main rivals.

The number 2 seed's 7-5 7-6 second round win against Russia's Igor Andreev was a very close encounter, while last night's 7-6 6-3 victory over American Ryan Harrison was a nail biter during the whole first set.

Many will claim only victory matters, which is true to a certain point.

Although, these less than convincing victories are not the best way to prepare to face Nadal or Djokovic.  As these recent results suggest, Federer can suffer from lapses of concentration during a match, and this condition has been going on since the start of the season.

Djokovic and Nadal have shown more consistency lately, even if the Spaniard is barely returning to competition after his hamstring injury in Melbourne.

Anyone should know by now that Rafa is the best competitor on the planet, while Djokovic is the man to beat so far this year.

The Serb crushes his opponents in less than an hour and is yet to lose a match so far this season!

The main shocker so far in Indian Wells have been the upsets of Andy Murray and Robin Söderling in the second round.  Although, in fairness, we should wait the next big event in Key Biscayne next week to see if both players are entering a bad phase or not.

Many would find Andy Roddick's loss over Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the last four a major upset.  I personally don't share this opinion, because...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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