<p class="title">Austria's Dominic Thiem defeated Milos Raonic 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 on Saturday to book a title clash with five-time champion Roger Federer at the ATP Indian Wells Masters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thiem, ranked eighth in the world, withstood 17 aces from the rangy Canadian, gaining the only break of the contest in the third set.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He'll fight for a maiden Masters 1000 title against Swiss great Federer. Federer, seeking a record sixth Indian Wells crown, reached the final when semifinal opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament with a right knee injury.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thiem, 25, has split four prior meetings with the 20-time Grand Slam champion 2-2. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">Andreescu eyes title</p>.<p>In the women's section, Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu will try to follow in footsteps of world number one Naomi Osaka on Sunday and cap a magical run with a first WTA title.</p>.<p>Andreescu grabbed a slice of history when she became the first wild card to reach the women's final in the California desert with her 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over sixth-ranked Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.</p>.<p>It was her ninth win over a top-50 player this year and an astonishing 27th match win across all levels for a player who came through qualifying to reach her first WTA final at Auckland in January.</p>.<p>"It's incredible," beamed Andreescu, who recovered from 1-3 down in the third set to beat Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round then roared past Dominika Cibulkova and Stefanie Voegele in the second and third rounds with the loss of just seven games.</p>.<p>She then toppled 18th-seeded Wang Qiang before an impressive 6-0, 6-1 rout of former world number one Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals.</p>.<p>In Kerber, she'll be facing another former world number one, but the German hasn't won a title since claiming her third Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon last year.</p>.<p>She was shocked by unseeded American Danielle Collins in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, but as she's settled into a routine with a new coach Kerber reached the semifinals in Doha in February.</p>.<p>"I have learned a lot, especially in the last few tournaments after Australia," Kerber said, explaining that she'd made a conscious effort to narrow her focus to alleviate on-court pressure."</p>
<p class="title">Austria's Dominic Thiem defeated Milos Raonic 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 on Saturday to book a title clash with five-time champion Roger Federer at the ATP Indian Wells Masters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thiem, ranked eighth in the world, withstood 17 aces from the rangy Canadian, gaining the only break of the contest in the third set.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He'll fight for a maiden Masters 1000 title against Swiss great Federer. Federer, seeking a record sixth Indian Wells crown, reached the final when semifinal opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament with a right knee injury.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thiem, 25, has split four prior meetings with the 20-time Grand Slam champion 2-2. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">Andreescu eyes title</p>.<p>In the women's section, Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu will try to follow in footsteps of world number one Naomi Osaka on Sunday and cap a magical run with a first WTA title.</p>.<p>Andreescu grabbed a slice of history when she became the first wild card to reach the women's final in the California desert with her 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over sixth-ranked Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.</p>.<p>It was her ninth win over a top-50 player this year and an astonishing 27th match win across all levels for a player who came through qualifying to reach her first WTA final at Auckland in January.</p>.<p>"It's incredible," beamed Andreescu, who recovered from 1-3 down in the third set to beat Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round then roared past Dominika Cibulkova and Stefanie Voegele in the second and third rounds with the loss of just seven games.</p>.<p>She then toppled 18th-seeded Wang Qiang before an impressive 6-0, 6-1 rout of former world number one Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals.</p>.<p>In Kerber, she'll be facing another former world number one, but the German hasn't won a title since claiming her third Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon last year.</p>.<p>She was shocked by unseeded American Danielle Collins in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, but as she's settled into a routine with a new coach Kerber reached the semifinals in Doha in February.</p>.<p>"I have learned a lot, especially in the last few tournaments after Australia," Kerber said, explaining that she'd made a conscious effort to narrow her focus to alleviate on-court pressure."</p>