Federer, Djokovic in Indian Wells final
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WORLD No. 2 Novak Djokovic held on for a three-set win over American John Isner on Saturday to set up an Indian Wells Masters title showdown with Roger Federer.
Federer, a four-time winner here and is seeded seventh this year, was in dominant form in a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Second-seeded Djokovic found the going much tougher against 12th-seeded Isner.
The towering 2.08m-tall American had beaten him in the semifinals here in 2012, and gave the Serbian another scare before Djokovic pulled away in the third set for a 7-5, 6-7 (2/7), 6-1 triumph.
Djokovic twice served for the match in the second set, at 5-4 and 6-5. But Isner held him off and won the tiebreaker, sealing it with an ace on his second set point. But Isner, who received treatment on his left leg during the match, was broken twice in the final frame, double-faulting to give Djokovic a 3-1 lead.
After another break for 5-1, Djokovic stormed home, winning every point of the final game with a service winner.
“Twice I had chance to finish it out and I played two bad games and he played an incredible tiebreaker,” Djokovic said. “And, you know, when you get to the tiebreaker with John Isner, whoever you are, you’re not a favorite.”
World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and Flavia Pennetta of Italy will contest the women’s final.
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