Indian Wells Tennis Finals 2016: Men and Women's Results, Scores and Reactions

Victoria Azarenka and Novak Djokovic reigned supreme in Indian Wells, California, on Sunday as they captured the BNP Paribas Open titles in women's and men's singles, respectively.

Azarenka toppled No. 1 seed Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4, while on the men's side, Djokovic had little trouble dispatching Milos Raonic, 6-2, 6-0. They both made major strides as they look toward Roland Garros in May in search of their first French Open titles.

Below are brief recaps for each match.

Men's Final

Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press

Djokovic remains perfect against Raonic, moving to 6-0 against the 25-year-old Canadian following the BNP Paribas Open final.

Nothing is more predictable in tennis than Djokovic winning in a major final. He hasn't lost in the final of a tournament since the Western and Southern Open last August.

Djokovic dictated the pace against Raonic from start to finish and dissected his opponent with surgical precision. The world's No. 1 player wasn't going to let Raonic hang around like he had Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.

Raonic occasionally produced something special, such as this point early in the first set:

Those great shots came few and far between, though. The No. 12 seed was the architect of his own demise to a certain extent. He only succeeded on half (30) of his first serves, which was a significant problem considering his issues on second serve. Raonic lost 27 of his 30 second-service points, per the ATP World Tour's official site.

After he lost the first set, Raonic headed back to the locker room with a trainer while suffering from an undisclosed injury. He dealt with an adductor issue during the Australian Open in January.

The injury did nothing to help Raonic's comeback chances, and Djokovic made quick work of him in the second set. Tennis analyst Greg Rusedski was impressed by what he saw from the 11-time Grand Slam champion:

According to the tournament's Twitter account, Djokovic has now run his Indian Wells record to 46-6 all-time:

"Best match of the [tournament] for me," he said after the match, per the tournament' Twitter account. "Tough luck for him. He was obviously not at his best. For me, I played great."

Anything less than a win for Djokovic at the French Open will be a shock. The tournament is still two months away, but nobody else on the men's tour can touch the 28-year-old Serb at the moment. He even owns a decided advantage over his main threat in Paris, Rafael Nadal.

In their last 11 head-to-head meetings, Djokovic has come out victorious on 10 occasions, one of which came at last year's French Open.

Djokovic's chase for the career Grand Slam should end this summer.

Women's Final

Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press

In the BNP Paribas Open semifinals, Williams looked disinterested, sleepwalking for stretches during her match with Agnieszka Radwanska. It's a testament to Williams' greatness that she still knocked Radwanska out in straight sets.

The same problems plagued Serena on Sunday. MTV's Brian Phillips perfectly captured the essence of her struggles:

"

Serena has that look you get when your wifi goes out and you reaaaally don't want to go unplug the router.

— Brian Phillips (@brianphillips) March 20, 2016"

Williams' frustration boiled over in the second set, when she smashed not one but two of her rackets, per beIN Sports:

That seemed to wake her up a bit as she mounted a comeback attempt after falling down 0-4 in the final set. The turnaround was similar to her win over Radwanska on Friday, when she trailed 2-4 in the first set before eventually prevailing. This time, however, she was already down a set before the fightback began.

With Azarenka serving for the match in the eighth game, Williams earned a service break and then held to make it 4-5. Before Williams could do any more damage, Azarenka held serve and won the match in the 10th game.

The result was equal parts Williams' sluggishness and Azarenka's fantastic work on serve. According to TennisTV, Serena committed 33 unforced errors, which is unsustainable against most players in the WTA, let alone one as talented as her opponent. And to her credit, Azarenka saved 11 of 12 break points and won 86 percent of her first-service points.

She continues to have Serena's number in tournament finals, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Williams didn't dwell too much on the defeat, via the WTA:

Last year, Serena made her emotional return to Indian Wells, and those emotions carried over to this year's final, via the WTA:

It will be interesting to see where Williams goes from here. When she's at her best, she remains the best player on the women's tour. Yet, this is the second tournament in a row in which she's lost in the final after falling to Angelique Kerber in the Australian Open.

ESPN The Magazine's Howard Bryant wonders how much of it is overall fatigue:

The French Open has historically been Williams' worst Grand Slam, and she has been prone to early-round upsets in recent years. She lost in the first round in 2012, and in 2014, she exited in the second—one year after winning her second title in Paris.

It's premature to eliminate Serena as a threat to win every Grand Slam, but the gap between her and the rest of the world is unquestionably closing.