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Roger Federer wins doubles and goes on a selfie spree

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Friday was busy for Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open. He and doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka helped pack the new 8,000-seat
Courtney Nguyen|

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Friday was busy for Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open.

He and doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka helped pack the new 8,000-seat Stadium 2 for their opening match. The two Swiss stars defeated No. 6 Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi 6-2, 6-7 (4), 10-6 before going through another round of media interviews.

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So to keep himself entertained, Federer decided to go on a selfie spree after the match, which included a well-placed surreptitious snap in the middle of their news conference:

Opportunities to see Federer on the doubles court aren't common these days. He and Wawrinka won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, but their focus on singles and the concerns over Federer's health have limited their doubles pairings over the years. But with Federer healthy again, and a potential run at Davis Cup looming, they were happy to take advantage of the spread-out schedule in Indian Wells to pair up.

"Let's not forget sort of once the season gets underway it all becomes very intense and more complicated playing doubles in the clay season all the way through the grass season," Federer said after the match (when he wasn't secretly snapping photos). "So usually maybe I play in Halle, if that, and usually play here and maybe down the stretch a couple more times. But it depends how it will go and how we both feel for the year. Clearly we will always stay in touch and see if we could or should do maybe a bit more."

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Keep the popcorn warm for "Federinka's" second-round match. They will play either Novak Djokovic and Filip Krajinovic or Ernests Gulbis and Milos Raonic.

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Courtney Nguyen
COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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