So much for this week being some
battle of the wounded knee for Rafael Nadal, the ATP Tour’s longtime
absentee is in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open after an
anticlimactic 6-4 6-2 victory over Roger Federer.
Their
29th career meeting turned out to be memorable only for its role
reversal from what had been expected prior to the tournament, with Nadal
moving like a gazelle and Federer slightly restricted by the stiffness
that has plagued his back in recent days.
A
packed 16,000-capacity stadium on a balmy night at the Indian Wells
Tennis Garden saw the match start promisingly and then fizzle out
somewhat as the 26-year-old nosed ahead and then ruthlessly suppressed
his opponent like he had never been away.
Source: Daily Mail
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