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TENNIS NEWS FROM INDIAN WELLS , UPDATES DRAWS , RESULTS , AND SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY , FEDERER & RAFA & SERENA ALL PLAYING

Catch up on all the latest tennis results / schedule from the 2015 BNP Paribas Open here.

GLOBAL CHICK REPORTS FROM INDIAN WELLS ON JELENA JANKOVIC & SUPER SATURDAY WITH ROGER FEDERER PLAYING FIRST UP FOLLOWED BY RAFAEL NADAL

First up on court, as the clouds were burnt away was Jelena Jankovic. Matches where she is facing someone for the first time are always 50/50 where Jankovic is concerned but she came out firing, quickly building up a lead, and it became clear that Lesia Tsurenko was struggling.

BRETT CONNORS PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN TENNIS @ INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA

Check out the latest photos from Brett Connors at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California.

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON NADAL & FEDERER ON SAME SIDE OF INDIAN WELLS TENNIS DRAW

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal landed in the same half of the BNP Paribas Open bracket when the draw ceremony was held on Tuesday afternoon. On the other side, Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori are in the same section while Novak Djokovic is on a quarterfinal collision course with David Ferrer.

INDIAN WELLS CALIFORNIA , THE ” 10SBALLS TENNIS GANGS ” ALL HERE EXCEPT FOR THE USUAL CHICK WHO IS STILL SHOPPING ON RODEO DRIVE

Indian Wells tennis has begun. It's absolutely gorgeous here. Geezer has been here a week already. Disco Dottie too... Southern Belle is hanging with Global Chick so they are almost here.

DOUBLES PAIRINGS IN INDIAN WELLS ANNOUNCED; NADAL PLAYING WITH CARRENO BUSTA BY RICKY DIMON

Nowhere on the entire ATP World Tour is the doubles draw annually more intriguing than at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. In addition to the traditional doubles specialists, singles players--even the very top guys--often sign up for doubles in the desert.

EPA GALLERY OF RAFA NADAL’S COLORFUL CLOTHES THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENTS, ALEJANDRO’S PICKS

Click here to see some EPA photos of the colorful clothes Rafael Nadal has worn throughout the year.

GOLDEN SWING COMES ALIVE WITH NADAL’S SHORTS CHANGE AND FOGNINI’S FIGHTING SPIRIT

The Golden Swing is supposed to be the laughingstock of February, where relatively obscure clay-court grinders vulture ATP points to boost their rankings to inflated, some might say undeserved levels. Last week's tournament in Rio de Janeiro, however, did its best to steal the limelight from the hard-court swings in Europe and the United States.

EVEN ROCK STARS DON’T START CONCERTS AFTER MIDNIGHT / BUT RAFA STARTS MATCH IN RIO @ 1 AM?

Rafael Nadal came up the winner but was far from pleased with scheduling procedures at the joint ATP-WTA Rio Open after completing a quarter-final win in the wee small hours of 3:21 a.m.

RAFA NADAL & DONALD YOUNG JR., THE TWO LEFTIES, EPA PHOTO GALLERY

Click here to see some photos of Rafa Nadal & Donald Young Jr. from the talented photographers at EPA.

RAFA (RAFAEL) NADAL CHANGES SHORTS ON COURT & WINS IN HUMID RIO @ 3 IN THE MORNING & DONALD YOUNG JR. INTO SEMIS IN DELRAY

All four quarterfinal matches went the three-set distance on Friday at the Rio Open and the result was nearly the latest finish in ATP tournament history. Rafael Nadal and Pablo Cuevas did not even get on the court until after 1:00 a.m. because Fabio Fognini's 6-4, 6-7(10), 7-6(9) victory over Federico Delbonis lasted three hours and 12 minutes.

RAFAEL NADAL CRUISES AGAIN IN RIO, SETS UP SHOWDOWN AGAINST A SCORCHING-HOT CUEVAS

Rafael Nadal continued his trek through the Rio Open draw when he took care of Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-3 during second-round action on Thursday. Nadal saved both of the break points he faced in the second set to finish the job in two hours and one minute.

PHOTO GALLERY VIA EPA & MORE FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Click here from some photos around the world via EPA & Instagram.

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON “RAFA FROM RIO ” RAFAEL NADAL OFF TO A WINNING START ON THE TENNIS COURTS AFTER CELEBRATING CARNIVAL IN THE STREETS

Rafael Nadal, who lost to Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open quarterfinals, returned to his winning ways with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Thomaz Bellucci in round one of the Rio Open on Tuesday. Nadal dropped serve twice in the opening set without saving a break point, but he raised his level in the second to finish the job in one hour and 31 minutes.

RAFAEL NADAL HAS “UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE” AT RIO CARNAVAL

On the eve of the Rio Open presented by Claro, Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer experienced what it is like to be part of one of the biggest spectacles on earth, the Rio Carnaval. Not even the heavy rain that hit Rio de Janeiro on Sunday stopped the party plans of the top two seeds.

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