Roger Federer has a comfortable opener California.
The Swiss Maestro will face world no. 123 Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round (Roger had a bye in the first).
Besides the huge gap in the rankings between these two, Federer can count on a very solid head to head stats against the Frenchman as the Swiss leads 6-0 dropping only 1 set. (See stats).
The Maestro commented “I’m excited to play here in Indian Wells. I’m happy to see the hard work is paying off and the decisions I made midway through last year were the right ones. I am playing nicely now and pain-free, which is the goal. Winning cements that feeling. It’s more fun and it gives me confidence. It makes me more eager to play more and win more.”
