Novak Djokovic faces Roger Federer in the Indian Wells final after crushing Andy Murray
ByReuters
Updated 22/03/2015 at 11:42 GMT
World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain's Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, where he will face Roger Federer.
Andy Murray of Great Britain embraces Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open
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Djokovic has now won six straight matches against the Scotsman since his defeat in the 2013 Wimbledon final and owns a 17-8 record in their career meetings.
"It went really well from the beginning," said Djokovic. "I came out with the right intensity and Andy made a lot of unforced errors.
"I just played solid and I am happy with the performance," Djokovic said after the one hour, 28 minute match.
"I was expecting a battle, it always is with Andy but today I guess he wasn't as close as where he wanted to be on a high quality. I just hung in there and played tactically right."
The defending champion broke Murray three times to win the opening set and never looked in danger of needing a third set to secure his place in the final.
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Andy Murray
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Djokovic, who has won three times in Indian Wells, looked sharp right from the outset while Murray made just two first serves in six points in his opening service game.
Murray made a series of unforced errors, and having fallen a set behind, he struggled to find a way to turn the momentum in his direction.
In the second math on the Main Court at Indian Wells, Federer broke towards the end of a tight first set to go 6-5 up when Raonic went long with a backhand.
The 17-time Grand Slam winner kept firm control in the second set, beating Raonic, who reached the semi after an upset win over Rafa Nadal on Friday, 6-4.
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