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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 16 Kohlschreiber stuns Djokovic

Rafael Nadal, • advance into the Top-ranked Osaka, Halep fourth round of the ATP crash out of Indian Wells AFP | Indian Wells service game propelled her to Nadal races into the victory in 66 minutes. • orld number one Naomi The women’s field lost its top fourth round with a 6-4, WOsaka crashed out of In- two seeds as Romania’s Halep, 6-1 win over Argentina’s dian Wells on Tuesday, routed the 2015 Indian Wells winner, by on a day that fell to Czech teenager Marketa saw second-ranked Simona Vondrousova 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Federer reached Halep sent packing, too. Halep, who received treat- • Bencic, ranked 23rd in the ment for blisters on her foot the last 16 after a 6-3, world, defeated Osaka 6-3, 6-1 during the match, hit just six 6-4 victory over fellow to reach the quarter-finals of winners and piled up 36 un- Swiss the prestigious WTA premier forced errors. mandatory event, where Osa- Former world number ones ka won her first tour title last and Garbine AFP | Indian Wells year. Muguruza made it into the That marked the start of a quarter-finals. ermany’s Philipp waves to the crowd after losing to of Germany remarkable rise that included Spain’s Muguruza, a two- Kohlschreiber stunned Osaka’s first title at time Grand Slam champion Nadal speeds through GAustralian Open cham- rival. jinovic, who ousted 14th-seeded the US Open. She followed that now ranked 20th in the world, pion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 on “It’s a very special moment,” World number two Nadal Russian 6-3, with an crown out-lasted seventh-ranked Kiki Tuesday, claiming his first career Kohlschreiber said. “Of course, stayed on track to improve that 6-2. that sent her to number one. Bertens 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 while Wil- win over a world No. 1 player to playing the top guys is always number as he swept past Argen- Fourth-seeded Roger Federer But she never found her feet liams, a seven-time Grand Slam reach the fourth round of the a big pleasure, but most of the tine Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-1 eased through with a 6-3, 6-4 against Bencic, whose crisp winner, beat Germany’s Mona ATP Indian Wells Masters. time they beat you.” to reach the last 16. victory over friend and fellow groundstrokes and precise Barthel 6-4, 6-4. Serbian superstar Djokovic In match that resumed after Nadal took his record against Swiss Stan Wawrinka. was playing his first tournament rain stopped play just one game the world No. 26 to 7-0 in em- Federer took his record to 22-3 up my game, cover my serve, Federer next faces Britain’s since lifting a record seventh ti- in on Monday night, Kohlschrei- phatic style, never facing a break over Wawrinka, a former world be dangerous on the return -- , who beat Mac- tle in Melbourne, taking his tally ber said the warmer daytime point in a match lasting an hour number three who is climbing maybe take some rhythm away edonian qualifier of Grand Slam victories to 15. conditions suited him better, and and 16 minutes. back up the rankings in the wake from Stan. 6-3, 6-3. He had won eight of nine pri- Djokovic agreed. “I think I played a very solid of double knee surgery. “You can’t always make it Poland’s 67th-ranked Hubert or meetings with Kohlschreib- “I liked my chances more at match. I did a lot of things well,” “I felt good from the begin- work. Tonight it worked well Herkacz upset sixth-seeded Kei er, but could find no answer to night against Kohlschreiber,” Nadal said. ning,” said Federer, who is com- so I think it was a good match Nishikori of Japan 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 the 39th-ranked veteran, who Djokovic said. “Completely dif- Nadal, a three-time winner ing off his 100th career title at for me,” said Federer, who like to reach the last 16 of a Mas - had come up empty in 11 prior ferent conditions today: Ball of the Indian Wells title, next Dubai last month. “For me, the Djokovic is a five-time winner ters 1000 event for the first attempts to beat a top-ranked bounces much higher. faces Serbian qualifier Filip Kra- plan worked. I was able to mix at Indian Wells. time.

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