Novak Djokovic didn't realize just how star-struck he could be. But when tennis' current world number two met boyhood idol Pete Sampras for the first time while tuning up for the Indian Wells Masters 1000 that old hero-worship kicked in. "I surprised myself," Djokovic said Monday, after winning his third-round match at the Indian Wells Masters 1000. "I thought ...

Second-seeded Novak Djokovic survived a scare, but it was smooth sailing for defending champion Rafael Nadal Monday as both moved into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open. Serbia's Djokovic saved three match points en route to a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber and said he'd have to do better to ...

Second-seeded Novak Djokovic saved three match points on Monday en route to a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. The world number two from Serbia, who won this ATP Masters 1000 title in 2008, was on the ropes when he trailed 4-5 in the third set ...

Reigning champion Rafael Nadal, playing his first match in more than a month, reached the third round of the BNP Paribas Open Saturday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Rainer Schuettler. Nadal hadn't played since retiring with a right knee injury while trailing Andy Murray by two sets in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January. Nadal's ...