Indian Wells,
World No. 1 Roger Federer extended his season win streak to 17 matches, booking his spot in the Indian Wells Masters final by rallying past Borna Coric 5-7 6-4, 6-4. The Swiss superstar survived a stern test from world No. 49 Coric but managed to hold on for a 17-0 record this year, surpassing his prior career-best calendar year start in 2006 when he opened with 16 wins.

“It took a while to get the record,” Federer said. “But I’m happy. It was just a fighting match…. It didn’t come easy, so I had to go get it. I got a little bit lucky. I hung tough and put a lot of effort into it to get the record.”

The defending champion will be aiming for a record sixth Indian Wells title when he squares off against world No. 8 Juan Martin Del Potro, who beat Canadian Milos Raonic 6-2 6-3.