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* Tsonga withstands fast start by Fish (Updates with Murray win)

March 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Tuesday 3-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-3 6-2 7-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Bjoern Phau (Germany) 6-2 7-5 Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat 16-Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-2 6-2 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat 31-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 7-6(4) 6-1 19-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat 11-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(2) 23-Sam Querrey (U

* Tsonga withstands fast start by Fish (Updates with Djokovic win, adds quotes)

March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Tuesday 19-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat 11-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(2) 23-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 7-6(5) 6-7(7) 7-5 8-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat 32-Mardy Fish (U.S.) 7-6(4) 7-6(0) 17-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat 12-Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3-6 6-4 6-3

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 12 (Reuters) - Former champion Maria Sharapova stormed into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a commanding 7-5 6-0 victory over Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino on Tuesday.

March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 4 matches on Tuesday 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) 7-5 6-0 5-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat 19-Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-3 6-Sara Errani (Italy) beat 9-Marion Bartoli (France) 6-3 6-2

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 12 (Reuters) - Eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withstood a fast start by Mardy Fish in the second set to beat the American 7-6 7-6 in a closely contested third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday.

* Tweaked back a slight concern for Federer (Updates with Wawrinka win)

* Kerber beats Wickmayer 6-1 7-6 (Adds further Azarenka quotes)

March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday 18-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 6-4 7-5 13-Gilles Simon (France) beat Benoit Paire (France) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 2-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-3 6-1 10-Richard Gasquet (France) beat 24-Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) 6-1 6-4 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat 27-Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-4 6-1 Ernests Gulbi

March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Jamie Hampton (U.S.) 6-0 7-6(4) 1-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat 28-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 3-6 6-3 6-0 24-Mona Barthel (Germany) beat 11-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-1 3-6 6-0 8-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat 29-Elena Vesnina (Russia) 6-2 6-1 7-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 32-Peng Shuai (China) 6-3 3-6 6-2 10-Nad

* Nadal into fourth round after playing just one match (Updates details of quake in paras 12-13)

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer have coped with the crushing pressure of grand slam finals and held their nerve with Olympic medals at stake, but both were left rattled at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday after an earthquake rocked the California desert.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Marathon man Ernests Gulbis was all smiles after earning a fourth-round encounter with former world number one Rafa Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open by winning his 13th match in 17 days on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Reuters) - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards on Monday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer stayed on track for a mouth-watering showdown in the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals after they both advanced to the last 16 on Monday.

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday 10-Richard Gasquet (France) beat 24-Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) 6-1 6-4 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat 27-Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-4 6-1 Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat 20-Andreas Seppi (Italy) 5-7 6-3 6-4 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina)WO Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 6-3 6-1

* Nadal into fourth round after playing just one match (Updates with Nadal's next opponent, para two)

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Angelique Kerber heeded the advice of her coach as she came from 1-4 down in the final set to beat Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 6-1 7-6 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Monday 7-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 32-Peng Shuai (China) 6-3 3-6 6-2 10-Nadia Petrova (Russia) beat 21-Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-1 6-2 4-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat 30-Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) 6-1 7-6(4) Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-0