TENNIS

ATP Indian Wells Final – Roger Federer vs Dominic Thiem

Roger Federer -4 at +111 for 5 units. Federer is going for a record 6 titles here. The Swiss #1 has won 10 matches in a row. Roger has faced 18 players with a one-handed backhand in hardcourt finals in his career. he has won them all. Thiem would tie his career-high ranking if he wins here. I don’t think he does. Federer is winning over 80% of his first serve points, if he can continue that he will cover. A rested, hungry Federer gets the job done today.)

Gael Monfils, the 18th seed, eliminated German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-0, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals just one day after Kohlschreiber stunned World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round.

Monfils who this week returned to the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings (at No. 19) for the first time since July 2017.

This was Monfils’ sixth consecutive win against Kohlschreiber, and he now leads their FedEx ATP Head to Head series 14-2., but will only relishes more on that only by scaling through his next opponent Dominic Thiem in the Quarters.

Kecmanovic lost in the final round of Indian Wells qualifying 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(4) to American Marcos Giron.