Dominic Thiem earned the crucial break in the 11th game of the final set, connecting on two sharply angled passing winners off of Roger Federer drop shots.
INDIAN WELLS - Dominic Thiem denied Roger Federer a record sixth Indian Wells title, beating the Swiss great 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 crown.
"It feels just unreal what happened in this 10 days," Thiem said. "I came from a really bad form in all categories, and now I'm the champion of Indian Wells. "He stayed cool under pressure there," Federer said. "When he got up to the ball, stayed calm, made the shot." Federer, fresh off a remarkable 100th career title in Dubai, remains tied with Novak Djokovic for the most Indian Wells victories with five.
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