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Rafael Nadal seems to have started his domination era over the World of tennis. He has steadily gained ground against Federer and pushed him from the top spot of the ATP rankings. Everything reached the climax in January at the Australian Open 2009. Rafa grabbed the first Grand Slam of the year defeating Roger Federer on hard court too. This was the only surface where the 27-year-old former Number 1 was still having a supremacy against the Spaniard. More, Federer couldn’t control his nerves and burst into tears during the prize award ceremony.

The Indian Wells is the first tournament after the Australian Open that schedules both stars on the main table. The Californian tournament is the first tennis Masters event of the year. It gathered the creme of the world’s tennis stars. Last year’s edition was won by Novak Djokovic.

The tournament currently reached the phase of the last 16 and the Big 4 group is bidding for another title. Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have all qualified for this phase and are favorites to win the title this year. Of course, Rafael Nadal is the top seed and also main favorite to grab the title. Will we have another Nadal vs Federer showdown? Who can stop the Spaniard? Watch the Indian Wells live and see the outcome.