We have a wow draw in Indian Wells with a possible Federer – Nadal in the quarters.
Rafael Nadal is going to be quite a problem for the other big 4 till he is ranked world no.5. This time the unlucky guy was Roger Federer that should face him in the quarters. That wasn’t the only bad news for Roger as he should face Benneteau in the third round (and Roger struggles with the Frenchman). But if Roger can cope with Benneteau and a not a 100% confident Nadal, he has a clear shot to win the tournament as Ferrer is not a tricky semifinal (Roger has a 14-0 record against him).
The Favourite
It’s definitely Djokovic, but he needs to overcome 5 tricky matches as he should play Dimitrov (not a comfortable 3rd round), Querrey (always dangerous on fast courts and in front of the home crowd), Tsonga, Murray and Federer/Nadal.
Here the analysis.
1st Quarter Djokovic
| Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
| 1st | Bye | |
| 2nd | Fognini | 3-1 Djokovic |
| 3rd | Dimitrov | 1-0 Djokovic |
| 4th | Querrey | 4-1 Djokovic. Querrey won the last one in Paris 2012 |
| Quarters | Tsonga | 9-4 Djokovic that won the last 7 matches |
| Semifinal | Murray | 11-7 Djokovic that won the last 3 |
2nd Quarter – Murray
| Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
| 1st | Bye | |
| 2nd | Donskoy | 1st time playing |
| 3rd | Klizan | 1st time playing |
| 4th | Nishikori | 3-0 Murray that has never dropped more than 3 games per set with Nishikori |
| Quarters | Del Potro | 5-1 Murray that has always dropped at least a set with Delpo |
| Semifinal | Murray | 11-7 Djokovic that won the last 3 |
3rd Quarter Ferrer
| Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
| 1st | Bye | |
| 2nd | Anderson | 1-0 Ferrer |
| 3rd | Verdasco | 8-7 Ferrer that won the last 4 all in straight sets |
| 4th | Simon | 4-1 Ferrer |
| Quarters | Berdych | 6-3 Ferrer |
| Semifinal | Federer | 14-0 Federer (ouch!) |
4th Quarter – Federer
| Round | Opponent | Head to Head |
| 1st | Bye | |
| 2nd | Istomin | 3-0 Federer |
| 3rd | Benneteau | 4-2 Federer that lost the last one in Rotterdam |
| 4th | Isner | 4-1 Federer |
| Quarters | Nadal | 18-10 Nadal. Federer won the last one in last year’s semifinal in Indian Wells |
| Semifinal | Ferrer | 14-0 Federer |
Here the full draw
