Nadal avoids early upset in Indian Wells

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survived a serious scare against Radek Stepanek before recovering to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Sun, 09 Mar, 2014 - 10:36

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survived a serious scare against Radek Stepanek before recovering to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Stepanek, an experienced and tricky customer, came out firing and dominated the first set.

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