Indian Wells ATP Masters Series 1000 - Final Preview
1 Rafael Nadal vs 3 Novak Djokovic - H2H: 16-7/RN
Rafa has won their last two - and all 5 times they've met in a final.
They are split 6-6 in Masters 1000 play and 1-1 at Indian Wells.
On the season Rafa is 12-2 while Novak is unbeaten at 17-0.
This is ought to be a very very fun match.
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Something they have in common in Masters 1000 finals: Each has 6 losses.
The glaring difference: Rafa has won a record 18 titles, Novak has 5.
The pair will represent the winners of 4 of the last 5 title runs at IW.
Rafa won in '07 & '09, Novak in '08. Ivan Ljubicic won last year.
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Rafa is looking for his 1st title of the year and 1st since Tokyo in October.
He's looking for his 1st non-clay Masters 1000 title since he won here in '09.
Rafa had lost his last 3 matches to Juan Martin Del Potro...
He turned that around today with a 64 64 win over the returning Argentine.
Make no mistake: Juan Martin is very back.
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Novak continued his winning streak over Roger Federer today.
He made it 3-in-a-row over Fed with his 63 36 62 victory.
He became only the 4th man to beat Roger 3 times in a single year.
The bad news for Roger: It's only March.
#2: Today's win also moved Novak ahead of Roger in the rankings.
Will this be Novak's year? Tomorrow might hold a telling glimpse.
Photos: Reuters
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