Result: John Isner sets up Novak Djokovic semi
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11th seed John Isner will play Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals at Indian Wells after he overcame Gilles Simon in a gruelling three-set encounter.
After the surprise of being broken in the opening game, the American converted his fourth break-point of an epic 10-minute game six to restore parity before breaking again to take the first set 6-3.
Isner then produced a horrific 35 minutes of tennis, which was full of errors, and he was broken twice on his way to losing the second set 6-1.
The first 11 games of the final set went with serve, leaving Simon needing to hold to force a tie-break.
The Frenchman was unable to fend off a ferocious attack from the hard-hitting American, who broke to 15 to clinch the final set 7-5.
World number one Djokovic had dismissed Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in straight sets earlier in the day.
After the surprise of being broken in the opening game, the American converted his fourth break-point of an epic 10-minute game six to restore parity before breaking again to take the first set 6-3.
Isner then produced a horrific 35 minutes of tennis, which was full of errors, and he was broken twice on his way to losing the second set 6-1.
The first 11 games of the final set went with serve, leaving Simon needing to hold to force a tie-break.
The Frenchman was unable to fend off a ferocious attack from the hard-hitting American, who broke to 15 to clinch the final set 7-5.
World number one Djokovic had dismissed Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in straight sets earlier in the day.
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