Roger Federer reigns supreme over John Isner in the final – BNP Paribas Open 2012
Crowd at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden erupted in sheer joy when the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer, delivered the final blow to win the BNP Paribas Open title on Sunday night. The world number three outplayed the 11th
seed home favourite, John Isner, in the final of the mega event, sealing an emphatic victory in straight sets, 7-6(7), 6-3, to lift the glorious trophy for a record fourth time in his illustrious career.
The third seed Federer took one hour and 21 minutes to drive the talented 26-year-old out of the competition with a master class. His booming victory over Isner levelled the record of most numbers of ATP (Association of Tennis
Professionals) Masters 1000 championship titles with Rafael Nadal at 19. It was Federer’s third title win in the 2012 season, improving his winning record to 22-2 for the year so far.
"When it all pays off after a bit of a scare early on in the week and you get the title and the emotions are going, it's a wonderful feeling," he said. "I remember the days when I won three years in a row here and I enjoyed myself
over here. It's been a long time since I have been this successful here, even though I have had some really good matches here in the past, but it's nice taking it all the way and getting victories. I was just really happy and not relieved because I was just
extremely proud of my performance this week."
The 11th seed Isner made a huge upset in the semi-final of the BNP Paribas Open, when he hunted down the world number one, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, in a gruelling three-setter to reach the final. He couldn’t repeat
his heroics in the final showdown at Indian Wells and was outdone by the class of the Swiss Maestro. The American fought well in the opening set but could not pose any serious resistance to the rampage of Federer in the second set of the match, eventually
losing the golden opportunity of winning a Masters Series event.
Federer was exceptional with his first serve in the match, as he delivered 63 per cent of it on target and dropped merely two points on it, clinching 33 out of 35 in the entire matchup. No break points were registered in the opening
set but Federer came up with two crushing serve breaks in the second set to seal victory in an assertive fashion. He moved 3-1 against Isner in the head-to-head series and extended his mammoth championship title count to 73 after winning in the Indian Wells.
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