Indian Wells Tennis Men’s Semifinals 2016: Scores, Updated Final Schedule

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Published: March 20, 2016

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Novak Djokovic will meet Milos Raonic in the men’s singles final in Indian Wells, California, on Sunday after their respective wins over Rafael Nadal and David Goffin on Saturday.



Djokovic defeated Nadal for the 10th time in their last 11 meetings, winning 7-6 (5), 6-2 to clinch a berth in the final.

The world No. 1 weathered a battle of a first set, going up 4-1 before Nadal powered back to even the score at 5-5. Djokovic forced a tiebreak and claimed the set when Nadal sent a backhand into the net. 

Kelyn Soong of the Washington Post noted how thrilling the matches between these two greats have been over the years:



From there, the Serbian cruised, and the Spaniard struggled. Djokovic went up 4-2 in the second set when Nadal netted on an unforced error. He then took the next two games to win his 25th match against arguably his biggest rival.

The crowd gave the winner a roaring ovation, per the BNP Paribas Open:



Djokovic wore Nadal down Saturday. Even though the world No. 5 kept it close in the first set, going down after that duel seemed to take a toll.

Howard Bryant of ESPN The Magazine noted how Djokovic found success Saturday:



Djokovic can win his fifth BNP Paribas Open title with another victory Sunday against world No. 14 Raonic. 

Raonic halted arguably the most exciting player of the tournament in Goffin, who entered Saturday’s match on the heels of two major upsets.

But Goffin met his match against the Canadian, losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. 

The slender Belgian didn’t go down without a fight, though. Raonic earned the 10 aces he reeled off to advance to a career-best 14-1 this year.

The 6'5" Raonic converted on 63 percent of his first serves, which averaged 131 mph. Goffin, who is six inches shorter, struggled ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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