Indian Wells, United States: Four-time champion Roger Federer avenged his only loss of the season and world No. 3 Rafael Nadal avoided another early exit Tuesday at the WTA and ATP Indian Wells tournament.


Roger Federer. Pic/AFP 

It was in January that Andreas Seppi shocked Federer in the third round of the Australian Open but the Swiss star got his payback Tuesday winning 6-3, 6-4 in 82 minutes on centre court. It was Federer's only loss and it snapped his streak of 11 straight semi-final appearances at the Aussie Open. "It was good to play him right away again and erase it from the memory," said Federer.