Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 to successfully defend his Indian Wells crown and claim his 50th career ATP title on Sunday. It was another epic struggle in a long list of hard court battles between the two top players in the world, who have met 38 times with Swiss great Federer still holding a slight 20-18 edge. The Serbian had lost two matches to Federer in straight sets after beating him in last year's Wimbledon final. Federer insisted people shouldn't read too much into this loss. The two have combined to win eight of the last 12 Indian Wells titles but this is the first time they have met in back-to-back finals.