Roger Federer had to work a harder than expected Sunday night before beating Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Hanescu won a set from Federer for the first time in their five meetings. But the challenge the Romanian mounted against the world’s top-ranked player by winning the tiebreaker was eroded quickly in the final set.
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