Federer beats Wawrinka in all-Swiss Indian Wells final
Associated Press
Wawrinka responded immediately with a break to open the first set -- after Federer had held all 42 of his service games in the tournament to that point. | APFederer had saved the lone break point he faced against Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, but sent a backhand long on break point to give Wawrinka the advantage in the set. | APWawrinka then withstood two break points to hold for a 2-0 lead, which proved short-lived as Federer won the next three games to take a 3-2 lead. | APA backhand from compatriot Warwinka into the net gave Federer a chance, and he seized it with a volley winner. | APAt 35, Federer had become one of the oldest ATP player to win one of the elite Masters titles, supplanting Andre Agassi who was 34 when he won in Cincinnati in 2004. | APWith Sunday's triumph in the all-Swiss final, Federer joined Novak Djokovic as the only men to win five Indian Wells titles. | APHe had earlier won the tournament in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2012. | AP