Dominic Thiem and wildcard Bianca Andreescu complete stunning final upsets of Roger Federer and Angelique Kerber respectively at Indian Wells.
Dominic Thiem has claimed his first Masters 1000 title after coming from a set down to defeat Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 and win the ATP Indian Wells men's title.Roger Federer's tilt at a 101st singles title ended by Dominic Thiem, who comes from behind to win in three setsIn women's final, Canadian 18-year-old wildcard Bianca Andreescu stuns Angelique Kerber in three sets
Momentum swung in Thiem's favour in the deciding set when he smacked a forehand winner down the line to break Federer and take a 6-5 lead. The 25-year-old Thiem, who will rise four places to a career-high world number four, paid tribute to his opponent. "I feel like it's not my right to congratulate you, you have 88 more titles than me, so I'm just hoping you play more and we can have some other big finals," he said with a laugh.
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