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Djoker defends Indian Wells crown

23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 31 May 2015, 14:39 PM
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Novak Djokovic (L) of Serbia and Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland greet each other during the trophy presentation following the men's final of the BNP Paribas Tennis Open in Indian Wells, California on March 22, 2015. Djokovic defeated Federer 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Photo: Afp/ Frederic J. Brown

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 to successfully defend his Indian Wells crown and claim his 50th career ATP title on Sunday.

The 27-year-old world number one from Serbia also captured his fourth Indian Wells crown and is now tied with world number two Federer for the most men's titles in the California desert.

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Djokovic also raised the trophy in 2008 and 2011 at the Tennis Garden stadium.

It was another epic struggle in a long list of hardcourt battles between the two top players in the world who have met 38 times with Swiss great Federer still holding a slight 20-18 edge.

Djokovic had lost his last two matches to Federer in straight sets after beating him in last year's Wimbledon final. Djokovic also needed three sets to beat Federer in the 2014 Indian Wells title match.
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