Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will clash for the 38th time in their
careers as the elite seeds set up a re-run of the 2014 final at the
Indian Wells Masters. Top seed Djokovic dominated an off-form Andy Murray 6-3, 6-2 in their
semi-final to win his sixth straight match over the Scot on Saturday
Federer dashed the soaring hopes of Canadian spoiler Milos Raonic
with a 7-5, 6-4 win over the player who had knocked Rafael Nadal out of
the event 24 hours earlier.
World No.2 Federer holds a 20-17 lead
in his career series with Djokovic, losing the decider a year ago to the
Serb but then winning three of their next four, including the Dubai
final three weeks ago.
"We are both playing very well, so this is a time to face off for
both of us, in my opinion," said the Swiss. "Same as in Dubai, we were
both playing well.
"I like these big matches, I've been playing so well and I don't feel
tired. I feel great going into the finals, and I hope I can keep up
this kind of a level.
"I know I need an extra special performance
tomorrow because Novak's going to push you there to come up with a lot
of great shots in a row, which is not always easy to do."
Djokovic won his 40th match at Indian Wells, and stands 18-2 on the season and 17-8 over Murray.
The Serb admitted that he beat an opponent having a poor day at the office.
"Even
though it's a straight-sets victory, I still had to earn it. I thought
he hasn't played close to his highest level, he made a lot of unforced
errors, especially from the forehand side," Djokovic said.
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