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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal though to Indian Wells third round

But seventh seed Stan Wawrinka crashes out to Robin Haase

Roger Federer of Switzerland serves in his match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during the BNP Parisbas Open
Image: Roger Federer: Through to the third round at Indian Wells

Roger Federer wasted little time easing into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday but fellow Swiss player Stan Wawrinka became the first big name casualty at the elite men's event.

World No 2 Federer launched his bid for a record fifth title at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with a clinical 6-4 6-2 victory over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman which lasted a little over an hour.

Seventh-seeded Wawrinka, however, was knocked out of the ATP Masters 1000 event, losing 6-3 3-6 6-3 to Dutchman Robin Haase.

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Igor Sijsling of Netherlands during day seven of the BNP Paribas Open tennis
Image: Rafael Nadal: The Spaniard beat Igor Sijsling

Spanish left-hander Rafael Nadal, a three-time champion at Indian Wells, also advanced in comfortable fashion as he demolished Dutchman Igor Sijsling 6-4 6-2 in an evening match lasting just 72 minutes.

Federer had earlier treated the stadium court crowd to his familiar array of blistering forehands, clean-hit backhands, power serving and delicate drop shots as he broke Schwartzman once in the opening set and twice in the second.

I was very disappointed with the performance I had in Australia. I hope this time around it's going to go better for me. I will be prepared, there is no doubt about that.
Federer on facing Seppi

"I think I did very well," Federer said courtside after ending the match with a crunching forehand winner down the line. "It was a bit breezy and you had to be careful at times but it's good to get a first win.

"It was important to get off to a good start. I just tried to stay focused and stay aggressive on returns, although that's not always easy."

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Federer, who is competing at Indian Wells for a 15th time, will next face Italy's Andreas Seppi, who stunned him with a four-set defeat in the third round of the Australian Open in January.

"I'm happy to play him again," Federer said of the 30th-ranked Seppi, who booked his place in the third round at Indian Wells with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Romanian Victor Hanescu.

"I was very disappointed with the performance I had in Australia. I hope this time around it's going to go better for me. I will be prepared, there is no doubt about that."

Stan Wawrinka reacts in his match against Robin Haase during day seven of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells
Image: Stan Wawrinka: Upset by Robin Haase

Wawrinka, who clinched his first Grand Slam singles title at last year's Australian Open, was broken twice by Haase in the opening set and also in the third to be ousted after one hour and 48 minutes.

Haase, who had been beaten by the Swiss player in all six of their previous meetings, will next play Czech Lukas Rosol, who battled past Slovakian Martin Klizan 4-6 6-0 6-3.

In other matches, 11th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov scraped past rising Australian Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6, taking the climactic third-set tie-breaker 7-4, and sixth seed Milos Raonic of Canada eased past Italian Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-4.   

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