Roger Federer captured a record-tying fifth BNP Paribas Open title on Sunday, defeating close friend Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 on a sunny afternoon in Indian Wells. Federer extended his overall lead in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry by a 20-3 margin. Federer clinched his 90th tour-level crown and 25th in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He also tied Novak Djokovic for the most titles in the California desert with five. Wawrinka, meanwhile, was looking to lift his second title at the Masters 1000 level following his win over Federer in Monte-Carlo three years ago. Watch Full Match Replays Here is how the final unfolded... View FedEx ATP Head2Head FIRST SET - Federer 6-4 There are no secrets in this...
Rajeev Ram gave himself the best possible 33rd birthday present on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, teaming with Raven Klaasen to defeat eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-7(1), 6-4, 10-8 to take the doubles title in Indian Wells. The victory gives Klaasen and Ram their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title as a team. It's the first Masters 1000 title for Ram and second for Klaasen, who previously won Shanghai in 2015 with Melo. This is Klaasen/Ram's fifth title as a team and second of 2017, having also prevailed last month in Delray Beach. Four of their five matches this fortnight went to a Match Tie-break. Klaasen/Ram also have the unique distinction of recording back-to-back wins...
Roger Federer will face Stan Wawrinka in an all-Swiss final at the BNP Paribas Open after defeating Jack Sock 6-1, 7-6(4) in Saturday’s second semi-final in Indian Wells. The 35-year-old Federer is through to his seventh final at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and is looking to win the title for the fifth time, adding to his victories in 2004 (d. Henman), 2005 (d. Hewitt), 2006 (d. Blake) and 2012 (d. Isner). Federer will bid to win his 25th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown and 90th tour-level title overall. He takes a 19-3 FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry lead over Wawrinka into the final and has won their past three meetings, including a five-set battle in the Australian Open semi-finals...
Third seed Stan Wawrinka is through to the BNP Paribas Open final after his most dominant display of the tournament saw him beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 in the semi-finals on Saturday in Indian Wells. The 31-year-old Wawrinka is bidding to win his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown this week, to add to his 2014 Monte-Carlo title. He will face Roger Federer in the championship match after Federer beat Jack Sock 6-1, 7-6(4). “It's an amazing result to be in the final here, especially in Indian Wells, one of the best Masters 1000,” Wawrinka said. “I am really happy with the way I'm playing.” The Swiss had beaten Carreno Busta in their previous two FedEx ATP Head2Head...
Eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are through to their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final as a team after edging fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 3-6, 7-5, 10-5 in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals on Friday. The Polish/Brazilian duo rallied from a 2-4 deficit in the second set, winning five of the next six games to force a Match Tie-break, which they controlled from the start to seal victory in one hour and 33 minutes. Kubot and Melo joined forces full-time at the start of 2017. They have won two titles together before, capturing back-to-back Vienna crowns in 2015 and 2016. In Saturday’s final, they will face sixth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, who...
