Federer seemed to catch a break in the draw when he was put in the same half as fourth-seed David Ferrer and not seven-time tournament winner Rafael Nadal, the third seed.
He will start his 53rd grand slam tournament against 46th-ranked Frenchman Benoit Paire, and as second seed he cannot meet two-time defending champion Djokovic until the final.
Australia's Sam Stosur is the fifth seed, with four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams seeded sixth.
The top names in the field -- world No. 2 Novak Djokovic, five-time champion Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Murray -- begin their campaigns on Wednesday after being handed a first-round bye.
Three-time Miami runner-up Rafael Nadal will play British fourth seed Andy Murray in Friday's opening semifinal.
However, that changed on Sunday as the 27-year-old cruised to a 6-1 7-6 6-4 victory over 23rd seed Soderling, the man who had caused a sensation by dumping four-time winner Rafael Nadal out of the tournament earlier in the week.
Second seed Nadal faces former world No. 3 David Nalbandian in Friday's quarterfinals following three-time champion Roger Federer's clash with another Argentine, ninth seed Juan Martin del Potro.
Murray next plays Roland Garros finalist Robin Soderling, who reached the quarterfinals in California for the first time after beating ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-3 6-4.
The two-time quarterfinalist will face Russian 27th seed Mikhail Youzhny in round three.
The 31-year-old beat third seed Nadal for the second time in seven meetings, with his other victory back in 2005.
Cashman reached out to the two-time All Star to plant the seed and gauge Lee's thoughts and didn't rule out Lee joining the team.
WePay was boot-strapped for some time and then obtained seed financing after a stint at the Y Combinator from which it emerged in 2009.
With global food prices near all-time highs, Monsanto, global seed and agricultural product powerhouse, delivered blockbuster fiscal first quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday.
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In the women's event, third seed Vanessa Atkinson moved comfortably into the semi-finals for the second time.
It was the first time the 19-year-old had beaten 18th seed Zheng in four meetings, and also gave her a first semifinal berth at Indian Wells.
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The Bulldogs, who earned the WCC's top seed for the 13th time, were the first team to go 16-0 in the league in the two years of the 16-game format.
The seed of today's FORBES GLOBAL was planted at an inauspicious time--in the worst days of a tragic, senseless world war, one that brought to an end the first great era of international commerce.
The No. 3 seed, Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland, wasted little time in wrapping up a 6-3 6-3 win over Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova.
Though top seed Federer achieved his 39th successive win, he lost a tie-break for the first time in 16.
The PCOM was born in the late 1930s as a desperate act of self-defense by West Texas cotton farmers, who at the time could hardly give their seed away.
This time, New York is the No. 2 seed after ending Boston's five-year reign as division champion and won three of the four meetings in the regular season.
The home crowd were left disappointed when eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic recorded a battling three-set win over former world No. 1 and two-time grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt .
Henin, seeded 33rd after receiving a wildcard, beat Elena Dementieva for the second time in her comeback season, winning 6-3 6-2 against the Russian fifth seed.
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Started with seed money from sponsors, APAC has 190 registered members, a full volunteer executive board, its first full-time hire, and is on track towards financial sustainability.
The second seed took the lead for the first time in the third game of the opening set when he reached a well-placed volley by Roddick and fired a down the line winner back past his unbelieving opponent.
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