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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

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 (Reuters) - The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells is widely regarded as the biggest tournament in tennis outside the grand slams and its chief executive officer, Raymond Moore, intends to keep it that way.

Mar 11 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Serena Williams (United States) 10365 points 2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 10325 3. (3) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 9715 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7505 5. (5) Li Na (China) 6130 6. (6) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5400 7. (7) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4980 8. (8) Sara Errani (Italy) 4915 9.

Mar 11 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 13280 points 2. (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9535 3. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8180 4. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 6665 5. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6105 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4740 7. (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 4410

March 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Indian Wells Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Sunday 9-Marion Bartoli (France) beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-4 6-3 5-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2 7-6(5) 3-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 27-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat 14-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 2-6 6-4 6-4 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 25-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa

* Fish advances in first event since 2012 U.S. Open (Updates with later matches)