A misfiring Rafael Nadal had trouble hitting the mark but the third seeded Spaniard still had enough to beat American Donald Young 6-4 , 6-2 on Tuesday and advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open . Nadal , a three-time champion at Indian Wells , looked out of sorts in a sloppy opening set slamming an easy overhead into the net to give Young an early break and then later double-faulting to hand over another . But the 47th ranked Young was no better at finding the target saving just two of eight break points as a fist-pumping Nadal walked off Stadium court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with the victory . Rafael Nadal was far from at his best in beating Donald Young on Tuesday at Indian Wells . Nadal moved through to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in California . The Spaniard saw off his American opponent 6-4 , 6-2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden . While the opening set was a comedy of unforced errors the second saw Nadal flash some of his top form as he raced to a 5-1 lead closing out the match in a tidy 80 minutes . Ninth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych had earlier kicked off another sunny day of action with a straight-forward 6-4 , 6-2 win over American Steve Johnson . Jack Sock , however , will carry the American flag into the round of 16 after rallying past 15th seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6 , 6-3 , 6-2 . Thirteenth seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon scored a comfortable 6-2 , 7-5 victory over German qualifier Michael Berrer while Czech Lukas Rosol was a 6-4 , 6-7 ( 4 ) , 7-6 ( 3 ) winner over Dutchman Robin Haase . Young failed to capitalise on his break of serve in the first set against the Spaniard . Nadal celebrates a place in the next round of the Masters 1000 event on the US west coast .
Rafael Nadal beats Donald Young 6-4 , 6-2 at BNP Paribas Open . Straight-sets victory for the American sees him into fourth round . Nadal looked sloppy in first set before raising his game in the second .