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            Rafael Nadal, of Spain, hits to
            Guido  Pella,  of  Argentina,  at
            the  BNP  Paribas  Open  tennis
            tournament,  Sunday,  March
            12, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif.
                        Associated Press

               Past champs

             Djokovic, Nadal
              win in 2 sets at
                Indian Wells

            INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) —
            Novak Djokovic and Rafa-
            el Nadal began their paths
            toward a possible quarter-
            final  meeting  at  the  BNP
            Paribas Open with straight-
            set victories Sunday.
            A  day  after  No.  1  Andy
            Murray was upset by 129th-
            ranked    qualifier   Vasek
            Pospisil,  the  second-seed-
            ed Djokovic won his open-
            ing  match  at  the  hard
            court  tournament  6-4,  7-6
            (5) against Kyle Edmund of
            Britain, while the fifth-seed-
            ed Nadal beat Guido Pella
            of Argentina 6-3, 6-2.
            “First  match  played,  al-
            ready  a  big  test,”  three-
            time defending champion
            Djokovic  told  the  crowd      Isaiah Thomas, Celtics trample
            afterward.
            Djokovic  and  Nadal  both          disconnected Bulls, 100-80
            reached  the  third  round
            after  first-round  byes.  They
            are  in  a  tough  section  of
            the draw that also includes
            18-time Grand Slam cham-
            pion  and  ninth-seeded
            Roger  Federer,  who  was
            scheduled  to  face  Ste-                                 Boston  Celtics  guard  Isaiah  Thomas,  left,  is
            phane Robert of France on                                 pursued by Chicago Bulls guard Denzel Val-
            Sunday night. Nadal could                                 entine, behind right, in the third quarter of an
            meet longtime rival Feder-                                NBA  basketball  game,  Sunday,  March  12,
                                                                      2017, in Boston.
            er in the fourth round.                                   Associated Press
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