World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 in the BNP Paribas Open final at Indian Wells on Sunday. Djokovic was the better player in the first set but Federer found the strength to fight back in the second from a break down. The Serb then regained his composure in the final set and clinched his fourth Indian Wells crown and 50th career title.
"All the hard work I have done in the off-season has paid off," Djokovic told BBC Sport (link: http://www.bbc.com/sport) after the match. "Nothing has been handed to me. I had to earn this, to fight for it with all the commitment to my everyday routine with my team. Hopefully I can use this confidence for the rest of the season. It's a great start."
"I would like to congratulate Novak on a great final and a wonderful tournament," Federer told Sky Sports (link: http://www.skysports.com). "It's a great start to the season and I hope we can play some more this year." Federer and Djokovic have met 38 times and the epic battle is coming close to a tie as Djokovic has won 18 of those matches compared to Federer's 20 wins. Roger Federer currently has 84 career titles but he had entered the tour five years before Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic is 13/8 at Bet365 to win the second Grand Slam tournament of the season at Roland Garros while Roger Federer is 18/1 to win the tournament.
Shumar4life 8 years ago
I can't see that somebody will stop him this season. he is not a machine of course, and he can still lose some games, but in long term he will get enough points to remain on the top of the ATP list. He has power in his hands, he is in good form, and nobody can't follow him right now. Maybe Murray but he is still one class...
I can't see that somebody will stop him this season. he is not a machine of course, and he can still lose some games, but in long term he will get enough points to remain on the top of the ATP list. He has power in his hands, he is in good form, and nobody can't follow him right now. Maybe Murray but he is still one class under Novak Djokovic
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mdacic 9 years ago
Novak Djokovic is the best tennis player on the world and that is unquestionable. He is in great form and in this moment I can't see that any player can beat him except Nadal on Rolland Gaross. So I think that Novak Djokovic can repeat great streak from 2011. and win at least one more Grand Slam in this year.
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kruno1414 9 years ago
Another great performance of Novak he just keeps showing everyone why he is the best player on the world . There is no active player in the world who can compromise that , Federer is a class player but he is little too old , Nadal is messing with injuries and others are just not that serious like Murray , Wawrinka etc......
Another great performance of Novak he just keeps showing everyone why he is the best player on the world . There is no active player in the world who can compromise that , Federer is a class player but he is little too old , Nadal is messing with injuries and others are just not that serious like Murray , Wawrinka etc... I think this dominiation is now going to last for some nice time :)
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rikimartin4444_115925 9 years ago
Wow, what a match we watched. Djokovic dominated throughout the match, and needed to win a match in two sets. However, two double faults cost him the second set and the easy triumph. How he is strong mentally, Nole best demonstrated in the third set, where Federer were blew away the field and showed who is the number one....
Wow, what a match we watched. Djokovic dominated throughout the match, and needed to win a match in two sets. However, two double faults cost him the second set and the easy triumph. How he is strong mentally, Nole best demonstrated in the third set, where Federer were blew away the field and showed who is the number one.
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zuga 9 years ago
NO1E is DA Man!
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timidi 9 years ago
In this moment Djokovic is the best player on the world and that is clear. Nobody can beat him. I think that this can be his year and he can win all four grand slams. 50 titles is great thing for tennis player but I think that Djokovic will win maybe more than Federer and I will love to see that because Djokovic is example...
In this moment Djokovic is the best player on the world and that is clear. Nobody can beat him. I think that this can be his year and he can win all four grand slams. 50 titles is great thing for tennis player but I think that Djokovic will win maybe more than Federer and I will love to see that because Djokovic is example of great sportsman, showman and great person.
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sharpe 9 years ago
Well done to Nole, I was never really liked Federer and Nadal who dominated for many years in the world of men's tennis before Novak Djokovic's appearance. I'm really glad for him and I hope he will continue with this run of form in the next tournaments in the calendar.
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seculla 9 years ago
It was a really great match between my two favorites in ATP. I watched first set in parts (because of "El Clasico") but I was enjoying in second and third sets. It was great to see Federer coming back and winning second set after bad start, but it was clear that he has no enough strength to turn the match over. On the other...
It was a really great match between my two favorites in ATP. I watched first set in parts (because of "El Clasico") but I was enjoying in second and third sets. It was great to see Federer coming back and winning second set after bad start, but it was clear that he has no enough strength to turn the match over. On the other side, Nole proved again that he is No.1 in ATP at this moment. He deserved his second in a row title on Indian Wells, so I hope that he will be able to do that in Miami too. Good luck Nole!
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