article_snippet: Australian Open champion and top seed Novak Djokovic launched Novak Djokovic BNP Paribas Open title defence in ruthless style on Saturday, crushing Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-1 6-3 in the second round.
article_snippet: Playing near-flawless tennis from the baseline, the Serb broke the Serb opponent twice in each set to coast to victory in just under an hour on the showpiece stadium court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
article_snippet: 1 Novak Djokovic made light work of Kei Nishikori first round match at the BNP Paribas Open .
article_snippet: Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis was no match for the Australian Open champion at Indian Wells .
article_snippet: Djokovic, seeking a fourth title at Indian Wells, breezed through the opening set in just 25 minutes before sealing the win when Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis hit a backhand long on the second match point. '
article_snippet: Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis takes time out from the tournament to have a kickabout in the sunshine .
article_snippet: The fifth seed, who lost to Marin Cilic in last year's U.S. Open final before ending a landmark season with four ATP World Tour titles, will next play Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, who beat Australia's James Duckworth 6-2 7-6.
article_snippet: In other matches, 10th-seeded Croatian Cilic, back on the circuit after being troubled by a shoulder injury, was upset 6-4 6-4 by Argentine Juan Monaco while eighth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer battled past Croatia's Ivan Dodig 4-6 6-1 7-6.