Indian Wells Tennis 2015 Results: Women's Semifinals, Men's Quarterfinals Scores
After a long week of thrilling tennis under the Indian Wells sun, we are finally to the stretch run of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open on both the men’s and women’s side of the bracket.
Between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and others, some of the biggest names in the entire sport took the court Friday. The result was a full slate of impressive winners, clutch aces and championship performances.
With that in mind, here is a look at the scores and more from the semifinals on the women’s side and the quarterfinals on the men’s side of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open.
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Scores and Schedule Information
| Men's Singles | Roger Federer | Tomas Berdych | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Men's Singles | Milos Raonic | Rafael Nadal | 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 |
| Women's Singles | Jelena Jankovic | Sabine Lisicki | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| Women's Singles | Simona Halep | Serena Williams | Williams withdrew |
An updated bracket can be found here, courtesy of the event’s official website. A full schedule for both the men’s and women’s singles can be found here, also courtesy of the event’s official website.
Friday’s Marquee Results
Federer started the day with surgical precision during a fairly straightforward straight-sets victory over Tomas Berdych, 6-4, 6-0.
Federer controlled the entire match, although he only notched a single ace in the two sets. Still, it was his overwhelming ability to take advantage of his service games that proved to be the difference, as he won 23 of 26 first-service points and nine of 14 second-service points.
Berdych never had a chance with Federer playing like that.
Federer is playing some of the best tennis of his career and is now 15-1 on the year (the only loss came in the Australian Open). If Federer can continue playing at such a high level, he will take home his fifth championship at the BNP Paribas Open.
Ben Rothenberg of The New York Times noted that Federer’s performance was completely dominant:
Rothenberg may have foreshadowed a showdown between Federer and Nadal, but the southpaw did not hold up his end of the bargain.
Nadal lost in a three-set thriller to Milos Raonic Friday, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5. While Nadal may be known as one of the most powerful players on tour, it was Raonic who controlled the match with a head-turning 19 aces and an 80 percent winning clip on his first-service points.
Nadal tallied seven aces but ultimately lost because he failed to take advantage of critical break-point opportunities. In fact, Nadal was a disappointing 1-of-7 in those break-point chances and never really seized the critical moments of the match.
TennisTV passed along a quote from Nadal, while Courtney Nguyen of SI Tennis put some closure on the entire afternoon:
While the story was Nadal's loss, Raonic now gets the opportunity to square off with Federer in the semifinals in Indian Wells.
If he can serve anything close to how he did Friday, he may just have a chance. Granted, Federer is playing excellent tennis and Nadal is still rounding into shape after an injury-plagued year, but Raonic was more than impressive against the southpaw.
If nothing else, a victory over Nadal should give Raonic an infusion of confidence moving forward. He will certainly need it against Federer.
Fans were treated to something of a shock on the women's side, as SI Tennis passed along:
Serena Williams is the dominant force in the tennis world, so the withdrawal certainly shook up the tournament. For Simona Halep, it meant an automatic spot in the final instead of a loss to the overpowering Williams.
Halep will play Jelena Jankovic in the championship match after Jankovic outlasted Sabine Lisicki in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Both players struggled to take advantage of their serves, as they combined for three aces and a 59-of-104 mark on first-service points. However, Jankovic won seven different break points and knocked home the winners that mattered in the third set.
In fact, she was dominant in that last set and won 6-1. If she can carry that over into the final, she has an excellent chance to walk away with the BNP Paribas Open championship.
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