INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Dominic Thiem outlasted Canadian Milos Raonic in three sets Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final, where he’ll meet Roger Federer who advanced after Rafael Nadal withdrew with a knee injury. Raonic had won his previous two matches against Thiem, but didn’t have the same success on Saturday. He used one of them.”A sombre Nadal, meanwhile, announced his withdrawal two hours before he was scheduled to take the court at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Nadal didn’t drop a set in reaching his fifth Australian Open final, where he lost to Novak Djokovic. It would have been the 39th career meeting between Nadal and Federer, who advances to Sunday’s final in pursuit of a record sixth title at Indian Wells.

Source: National Post March 16, 2019 18:27 UTC