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Tennis-Djokovic beats Federer for Indian Well title

INDIAN WELLS, California March 22 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic defended his Indian Wells title, beating Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. Federer fought back in the second set, winning the tie-break with the help of three double-faults from the Serb but Djokovic recovered in the deciding set for his fourth triumph at Indian Wells and 50th ATP win. (Reporting by Simon Evans, editing by Gene Cherry)