Complex sentence: In a rematch of the Australian Open final Nadal took on Roger Federer in the fourth round at Indian Wells but again lost to his old rival, this time in straight sets; it was their earliest meeting in a tournament in over a decade.
Split into simpler sentences: In a rematch of the Australian Open final Nadal took on Roger Federer in the 4th round at Indian Wells but again lost to his old rival, this time in straight sets. It was their earliest meeting in a tournament in over a decade.