Unflappable Federer unfazed by daunting draw

INDIAN WELLS, California - Roger Federer, riding high after an 18th Grand Slam triumph, isn't rattled by tennis' version of "the group of death."

The Swiss, whose Australian Open victory in January signaled a resurgence after a year disrupted by injury, was drawn in the same quarter as three-time defending champion and second seed Novak Djokovic and Spanish fifth seed Rafa Nadal in the Indian Wells ATP Masters, which opens this weekend.

"Amazing, amazing draw," said world No 1 and top seed Andy Murray, who has the luxury of analyzing it from a safer spot on the opposite end of the bracket.