At 35 years old, Roger Federer has won his fifth Indian Wells title!
23:28 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
And that's it! That late challenge from Stan Wawrinka staved off, Roger Federer wins the final set, too!
23:25 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
An excellent service game from Wawrinka under pressure right there. No matter what level of being on the 'back foot' you see, he's done it.
22:56 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Federer's now one game away from the title at Indian Wells!
22:56 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Done, dusted and how! Well, almost... Federer serves, and these shots aren't the huge forehands he's been trying, he's not really come to the net much either. But one nudge is all it appears to take now, and he holds his service game for a 5-4 lead as Wawrinka tries to stay afloat.
22:54 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Virtually nothing separating their game and there you have it. Spirited and fighout right through!
22:25 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
And there you have it! Roger Federer not playing really attacking sport but some of the msot meaningful game of tennis he has in a while. He takes set 1 6-4 !
22:14 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Wow. Not a foot wrong from Federer here today! But he's played a clinical, quite safe game so far for the lead here in the first.
22:03 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
This is a fast, pacey match! Both players are at the top of their form - it's not really one-sided, but they look determined to rumble through their respective service games!
22:01 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Hoo boy! Wawrinka smokes that one. An utter textbook forehand that bounces at the tramlines. Federer would like to catch it - but nobody can do that.
Scores level at 2-2 with Federer on serve and already this match is looking as though it will go the distance.
21:55 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Wawrinka plays some regulation forehands for his own service game... but they're going flying! He seals one off fast for a return and we're at 1-1
21:52 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
Federer's staying near the baseline and playing a pacey game for now. Ever a ball of energy, Federer brin gs out some deep hitting already, and stands at 30-0 before finishing the first game 40-15 on serve.
20:42 (GMT)19 MAR 2017
This is going to be a while. Fans who anticipated this match earlier may be a bit disappointed (and depending on their time zone also exhausted!) but this one promises at least to be a closely fought one!
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