Novak Djokovic vs. Milos Raonic: Score, Reaction from 2016 Indian Wells

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Published: March 20, 2016

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Novak Djokovic continued his reign of dominance at Indian Wells on Sunday, defeating Milos Raonic in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, to secure his third straight BNP Paribas Open title.   

This was shaping up to be a vintage performance from Djokovic, who was having great success with his backhand in the first set. He also received help from Raonic, who had 15 unforced errors in the opening set. 

It also helps that Raonic was out of sorts early, needing to visit the trainer after losing the first set. ESPN Tennis noted his adductor caused problems earlier this year:



Once Raonic returned from the training room, he was already done. Djokovic cruised through the second set without having to break a sweat. It was an unfortunate way for the Canadian's run to end, though he was also playing the world's best player. 

Before the match started, Raonic seemed like he might be able to give Djokovic a good match based on their results in 2016, per Scott Morissey:



Djokovic was also struggling before Sunday, at least by his standards, with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga taking him to two tiebreakers in the quarterfinals and Rafael Nadal taking him to an opening-set tiebreaker in the semifinals. 

Raonic wasn't an unstoppable force in this tournament, needing three sets to defeat David Goffin in the semifinals, but he was playing so well that it seemed like he would have a shot at earning his first win in six career matches against Djokovic. 

Steve Tignor of Tennis.com pointed out when things fell apart for Raonic:



The 25-year-old was overmatched right away and had no response when he fell behind in the first set. He didn't show any significant signs of the injury slowing him down. Djokovic was just better, which journalist Carole Bouchard summed up nicely in this tweet: 



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