Roger Federer and Jeremy Chardy serve up something special at Indian Wells

Roger Federer

Roger Federer

After pulling out of Australian Open semi-final, South Korean sensation Chung Hyeon will face Federer in a rematch at Indian Wells Roger Federer defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-5 6-4 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, and at 15-0 the top-ranked men's player is off to his best start since 2006. Anderson has won all three matches and seven sets against the 21-year-old Croat. So definitely it was a good win for me. So I'm just happy I'm on a good run.

World No. 1 Simona Halep also punched her ticket to the Indian Wells semi-finals with a 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 win over Croatia's Petra Martic on Wednesday.

Federer clinched the victory on the first match point when Chardy pounded a forehand into the net. Federer earned the only break in the 11th game and then served a love game to take the set.

"I like the way he (Chardy) plays... he hits big".

Halep blasted two aces and broke Martic's serve four times.

Federer is now 4-1 overall against Chardy, having beaten the Frenchman the last two times they played.

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'So this does not define how my career is going to end up.' Roger Federer is 36-year-old and still competing at the highest level.

Chung made a Grand Slam breakthrough when he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January but had to retire in his match with Federer because of a foot blister. "For me the biggest thing is always focusing on playing my kind of tennis as much I can". "It was hard conditions to play in today because of the wind", she said. "So I'm excited to play against him".

Chung survived a late rally from Uruguay's Cuevas, who fended off a total of nine match points before eventually losing in the first-ever meeting between the pair.

Cuevas saved two more match points in the ninth game but his luck finally ran out.

Anderson won a nail-biter over 2017 Indian Wells semifinalist Pablo Carreno Busta, edging the Spaniard 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

The South African will face Borna Coric after the Croatian beat Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 6-4.

This is published unedited from the PTI feed.

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