• The BNP Paribas Open championship on Sunday is an all-Swiss match-up between No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka,and No. 9 seed Roger Federer. It is the first all-countrymen final in Indian Wells since 2001 when Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras. There have been four other all-American finals in the tournament’s 42-year history. Federer comes into his seventh Indian Wells final without losing a set or serve. Wawrinka is making his first appearance in the Indian Wells final. This is the oldest combined final in tournament history between Federer (35y, 7m) and Wawrinka (31y, 11m). The winner will become the oldest champion in tournament history, surpassing Jimmy Connors (31y, 5m), who captured the title in 1984. • Federer owns a 19-3...
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...
Stan Wawrinka reflects on reaching his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final in three years at the BNP Paribas Open and talks about facing Roger Federer on Sunday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
An all-Swiss final between Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka highlights Sunday play at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
• Three new faces – No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka, No. 17 seed Jack Sock and No. 21 seed Pablo Carreno Busta join four-time champion and No. 9 seed Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals on Saturday. Federer has cruised into his 10th Indian Wells semi-final without losing a set or serve while the trio of first-time semi-finalists each have lost at least one set. • In the opening match, Wawrinka brings a 2-0 head-to-head record against Carreno Busta, who is making his ATP Masters 1000 semi-final debut. Wawrinka won both previous meetings on clay in 2013 and last year. The 25-year-old Spaniard saved two match points in his three-set quarter-final win over No. 27 seed Pablo Cuevas....
