World number one Novak Djokovic survived a scare before beating Fabio Fognini in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.
Djokovic won all but one of the first 11 games before Fognini mounted an unlikely comeback, forcing a third set in which the Serb prevailed to take a 6-0 5-7 6-2 win at Indian Wells.
"I had a very bad game at 4-2, couple of unforced errors, got him back in the match. Next thing you know, we're one set all and a couple of tight games," Djokovic said.
"He's a good player on this surface. He loves playing on slow surfaces. He made me work. He made me earn my points. In the end, I have done what I needed to do."
Djokovic is unbeaten on the ATP Tour in 2013 with a 14-0 record, and remains the clear favourite to win the tournament for the third time following victories in 2008 and 2011.
Meanwhile, British third seed Andy Murray came from behind to defeat Russia's Evgeny Donskoy 5-7 6-2 6-2.
Murray dropped the opening set in a slow start before breaking Donskoy twice in the second and third sets to win in two hours and 17 minutes.
In other matches, America's 32nd seed Mardy Fish won the final four games of the match to secure a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory over countryman Bobby Reynolds.
Australia's Marinko Matosevic won six of his nine break points on his way to a 7-5 6-0 upset against Argentine 14th seed Juan Monaco.
Croatian 12th seed Marin Cilic won 79 percent of his service points in a 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 win over Spaniard Albert Ramos.
Seventh seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina levelled his overall record against Nikolay Davydenko to 3-3 after defeating the Russian 6-3 6-4.
Another Argentine, Carlos Berlocq, triumphed 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 against Ukraine's 22nd seed Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Bulgarian 31st seed Grigor Dimitrov posted a 6-4 6-4 win over Australia's Matthew Ebden, while Japan's Kei Nishikori converted five of his seven break points to defeat German Philipp Petzschner 6-3 6-2.
Sam Querrey, the 23rd seed, accounted for Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-4, though fellow American James Blake was not so fortunate, going down 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to French eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Spanish 11th seed Nicolas Almagro overcame countryman Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-5 6-1, while Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun ousted Slovakian 26th seed Martin Klizan 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5).
Bjoern Phau defeated 25th seed Jeremy Chardy of France 6-2 2-6 6-4, and fellow German Tommy Haas fired eight aces in a 6-3 7-6 (7-0) victory against Spain's Pablo Andujar.
Canada's 17th seed Milos Raonic advanced to the third round after Frenchman Michael Llodra withdrew from their scheduled match.
