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MMONDAYONDAY 6 18 MARMARCHCH 20192019 SPPORTSORTS CHENNAI Dominic Thiem clinches Indian Wells Masters Denies Federer a record sixth title in the championship IndianIndian Wells,W Mar 18 (AFP): up to the ball, stayed calm, made succumbing on a fourth in the sec- the shot.’ Thiem sealed the match ond game as Federer raced to a 3-0 DominicDomin Thiem denied after two hours and two minutes lead. Federer led 4-1 before Thiem Thiem, ranked eighth RogerRoger Federer a record when Federer’s backhand found clawed a break back, but Federer sixthsixth Indian Wells title, the net and will now return to a responded with another hard-won in the world, had fallen beatingbeat the Swiss great career-high ranking of fourth in break for a 5-3 lead and captured 3-6,3-6 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday the world, bumping Federer down the set with a service winner. in two prior Masters to claim his fi rst ATP to fi fth. It was the second year in a Coming into the contest Federer MastersMa 1000 crown. row that Federer was denied in the had won 20 straight fi nals when fi nals, But he rallied TheT 25-year-old Aus- Indian Wells fi nal. claiming the opening set. But trian,tri ranked eighth in In 2018 he missed out on three Thiem was not about to go quietly, for a third career win thethe world, had fallen championship points as he fell to saving break points for a 2-1 lead in two prior Masters Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in the second and breaking for a 3-1 over Federer in fi ve fi nals,na both in Madrid.
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