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Tuesday 19 March 2019

“ROR-YNG”

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Dominic Thiem, of Austria,
foreground, raises a trophy
over his head after defeating
Roger Federer, of Switzerland,
left, in the men’s final at the
BNP Paribas Open tennis
tournament Sunday, March
17, 2019, in Indian Wells, Calif.
Thiem won 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Associated Press
Thiem edges

Federer in

3 sets to

win Indian

Wells title

By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP)
— Roger Federer came
out playing like his legend-
ary self. Dominic Thiem McIlroy rallies late to win
needed a set to adjust to
what he was seeing across The Players Championship
the net. Thiem went on to
beat Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
and win the BNP Paribas
Open on Sunday, denying Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his
Federer a record sixth title shot on the ninth green during the final round
in the desert. Thiem trailed of The Players Championship golf tournament
4-3 and 5-4 in the third set
before breaking Federer Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Ponte Vedra
with a forehand winner to Beach, Fla.
go up 6-5. Thiem served out Associated Press
the two-hour match that Page 18
ended with yet another
error from Federer, a fore-
hand dumped into the net.
Federer was in the final for
the third straight year and
lost for the second year in
a row. He was beaten in a
third-set tiebreaker by Juan
Martin del Potro last year.
Federer won his 100th ca-
reer title in Dubai recently.

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