Roger Federer takes on Marcos Baghdatis in the night match in the Indian Wells third round.

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The match-up promises much, Baghdatis comes into this one in good form and on his day he is one of the most exciting players on the tour, an explosive ball-striker who is capable of hitting winners from anywhere on the court.

However you need more than that to trouble Federer who has had little trouble with the Cypriot in the past, winning all six of their previous matches. The best Baghdatis has done against the Swiss was in the 2006 Australian Open final when he led by a set and a break before Federer hauled him back to win in four.

Federer did not compete between the Australian Open and this tournament and it showed a little bit in his opening match where he had to recover from a second set blip to defeat Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7, 6-1.

Baghdatis has been in good form all year, winning the Sydney title and making the semi-finals in Dubai. He is closing in on the top 30 again after a couple of years in the wilderness following a slump in form.

The problem for Baghdatis is that while he may hit a hot streak and have Federer rattled for a few games, his form does tend to fluctuate and that simply is not enough to trouble Federer over best of three sets.

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