Indian Wells - 16th March - Singles Finals Day

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Stadium 1 Start 12:00 noon
[20] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
v
[2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
WTA


Not Before 2:00 pm
[7] Roger Federer (SUI)
v
[2] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
ATP

Well now. Djokovic has really got the momentum

$500,000 on the next set of tennis.

And a glass star

Fed gifting points. Wake up mannnnn

gutsy break point defence followed by good play after that

Just keep your serve Fedo

Anybody seen where Feds serve has gone? Disaster.

I think Federer is actually playing well, and the breaks have been really earned by Djokovic. However his first serve % at least since set 1 has not been good enough.

Fed is gone. What a meltdown. Not that Djoko is flying either, but Fed is toast.

Devastating from Djokovic. He is hitting so deep and keeping Federer off balance. It looks like Game, Set and Match for Novak

The match started with Federer holding easily and Nole struggling on his serve; but it has been slowly but surely turning around - Fed's service games are becoming more and more difficult while Nole has become more comfortable on his.

yes SB I agree but now it's the Fed fans turn to prematurely write him off...far from over here

Its very good tennis to be honest but its been a while since Federer put any real pressure on Novak's serve.

Fed has had 4-5 games 15:30 up on Djokos serve, never looked comfy simce set 1.

Feds gone mentally. He would've come in behind that FH up the line. The confidence has gone

that's 1 from 2 on serve and volley still not convinced

Thats it Fed, thats it, keep calm and scare him.

classic 1-minute FEd serve game

Djoko need not bother now to chase balls, just keep the service.

He's not gone. There is time yet but it is slim hope. Djokovic has been serving very well. He's not giving away anything. Federer has to change it up

83% First serves in now for Djokovic. You cant break that

Fed waking up a little late now.

If anyone expects Novak to comfortably serve this out, then they haven't been paying attention for, oh, 2 years...!

Hahaha, HM returning the emotional support Fed fans gave him yesterday after Isner match

Jahu wrote:Hahaha, HM returning the emotional support Fed fans gave him yesterday after Isner match

It's a warning to myself as much as anyone!  

Fed playing much better on serve now, holding easily, serving well, playing well in general on serve

Fed should have done better the last Nole's service game - Nole was shaky and possibly breakable there.  Fed gave him two cheap errors from 15-30 to 40-30.

We need 5 sets here !!!!

TB TB TB

Yessssssss

I told you! He's poor at serving out.

Three failures in two matches!

Wow, Federer has no business being in this match still.

Djoko bottled it a little there

Outstanding game from Federer there. Made Novak play, and he tightened up slightly.

Say what you'd like HM, that point at 0-15 was a loss regardless of Novak's mental state! Still, his level did dip somewhat in that game overall.

Hearts in mouths now

Fed's playing really well but Novak has utterly wilted.

This third set has been much higher quality than the rest of the match, some excellent hitting from both players...tough to call, now.

Break him now, screw the TB, take it on his service

Federer goes from the 'waiting until he misses' Roger to the 'waiting until he hits a winner' Roger in the space of about 2 games...

Silver wrote:tough to call, now.

Indeed

First it was Ireland in Paris then Villa holding out against Chelsea. Is Roger going to finally cause me a stroke. I havent spent this much of a weekend behind a sofa in years

Any takers for 7-5 third set?

Novak's predicament is becoming comical in painful way.

Well now even if Fed looses, it was on TB, so a little easier

First it was Ireland in Paris then Villa holding out against Chelsea. Is Roger going to finally cause me a stroke. I havent spent this much of a weekend behind a sofa in years

a good match, worthy of a final

Squeaky bum time!

Thats clutch play from Novak there

Oh mother *************

hold the front page, novak made a smash

Novak hit a competent smash! This is his day, people. If that's not a sign, I don't know what is.