“He showed all his qualities in the third set and was a bit unlucky, I am super happy because I knew after he beat Tsonga, when he really dominated in the last two sets, what the danger was.” Federer
Roger Federer beat Stanislas Wawrinka with a 6-3 6-2 7-5.
“I’m very happy, really, I thought that it would have been a lot more difficult. The first set was the key. That gave me confidence and it made him doubt his game plan.” Roger Federer
Third seed Roger Federer brushed aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-1 6-4 6-3.
“It’s so difficult to come out and play on a big court when you are not used to it, I’m playing here for the 12th year and I’m very experienced.” Federer said.
“To play against Roger is an incredible experience. I’ll never forget it and it will be great memories.” Maxime Teixeira
“It was such a close match, To win against the number one player of the world in a tie-break in the third set, it’s just incredible. This is one of the best matches I’ve played in a while. I was able to find my rhythm at the end of the first set, and then throughout the whole second and third set I played quite well, especially on my service games.” said Djokovic
Hafeez is the Man of the Match “I really worked hard over the last couple of days and it worked for me. My batting form came back at the right time and I hope to carry it on.”
Afridi: “This is a great gift to give back to the nation on Pakistan Day. We tried to stick to our plans and the boys have done a great job doing that. Kamran and Hafeez did really well. Personally I just tried to maintain line and length.”
Sammy: “Definitely not enough runs on the board .. We didn’t counter the bowling well, and fell well short. We lost wickets in clusters in spin through the tournament, and today was no different.”
“It’s always a pleasure to play you. For me, you are the greatest player ever and a good friend so I wish you good luck.” Djokovic said
“You started the season fantastic so all the best for the rest of the season. Well done. I lost today but I lost to one of the greatest.” Nadal respnded
Novak Djokovic cemented his year with a superb 4-6 6-3 6-2 victory over world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the final of the Masters Series event at Indian Wells on Sunday.
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