INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Second seed Maria Sharapova won her first title since last year’s French Open with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

In a showdown between two former world number ones, the second-seeded Russian overpowered the Dane with a ruthless display, breaking her twice in each set to seal victory in one hour 21 minutes.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 17 (Reuters) – Second seed Maria Sharapova won her first title since last year’s French Open with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

In a showdown between two former world number ones, the second-seeded Russian overpowered the Dane with a ruthless display, breaking her twice in each set to seal victory in one hour 21 minutes.

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Looking as though he had never been away, Rafa Nadal gave the tennis world a stark reminder of what they had missed for seventh months last year with a superb display at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

In only his fourth match on hard courts since he returned to the ATP circuit last month after being sidelined with a left knee injury, the Spanish left-hander overcame sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-5 in the semi-finals at Indian Wells.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 16 (Reuters) – Looking as though he had never been away, Rafa Nadal gave the tennis world a stark reminder of what they had missed for seventh months last year with a superb display at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

In only his fourth match on hard courts since he returned to the ATP circuit last month after being sidelined with a left knee injury, the Spanish left-hander overcame sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-5 in the semi-finals at Indian Wells.

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – Plenty of lobs, subtle changes of pace, marathon baseline rallies – Maria Sharapova is preparing for all of that and more when she faces Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday’s final at the BNP Paribas Open.

Denmark’s Wozniacki, like Sharapova a former world number one and an ex-champion at Indian Wells, is known for her baseline grit and the variety she draws upon, ingredients which make her a tough opponent.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 16 (Reuters) – Plenty of lobs, subtle changes of pace, marathon baseline rallies – Maria Sharapova is preparing for all of that and more when she faces Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday’s final at the BNP Paribas Open.

Denmark’s Wozniacki, like Sharapova a former world number one and an ex-champion at Indian Wells, is known for her baseline grit and the variety she draws upon, ingredients which make her a tough opponent.

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – While Rafa Nadal continued his impressive comeback to reach the BNP Paribas Open final, Novak Djokovic made a shock exit in Saturday’s semi-finals as his winning streak of 22 matches came to an end.

The top-seeded Serb squandered a 3-0 lead in the final set before losing concentration and the match, 4-6 6-4 6-4 to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro, on a sweltering afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 16 (Reuters) – While Rafa Nadal continued his impressive comeback to reach the BNP Paribas Open final, Novak Djokovic made a shock exit in Saturday’s semi-finals as his winning streak of 22 matches came to an end.

The top-seeded Serb squandered a 3-0 lead in the final set before losing concentration and the match, 4-6 6-4 6-4 to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro, on a sweltering afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten run of 22 matches came to an end on Saturday when he was upset 4-6 6-4 6-4 by Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals.

Australian Open champion Djokovic squandered a 3-0 lead in the final set as he was broken twice by the towering Argentine before losing a wildly fluctuating contest that lasted two hours 49 minutes.

INDIAN WELLS, California, March 16 (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten run of 22 matches came to an end on Saturday when he was upset 4-6 6-4 6-4 by Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals.

Australian Open champion Djokovic squandered a 3-0 lead in the final set as he was broken twice by the towering Argentine before losing a wildly fluctuating contest that lasted two hours 49 minutes.