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 ...

World number one Roger Federer shrugged off a second-set lapse to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday with a victory over Victor Hanescu. Federer said he was pleased with his first match since his Australian Open triumph, even if he wasn't quite firing on all cylinders in his 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1 victory ...

Rafael Nadal, playing his first match since retiring injured from the Australian Open, launched his Indian Wells title defence Saturday with a straight-set win over Rainer Schuettler. Nadal, seeded third, downed the German qualifier 6-4, 6-4. It was the 23-year-old Spaniard's first match since a right knee injury forced him to retire from his Australian Open quarter-final while trailing ...