The semifinal stage of the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells 2011 features the best hardcourt players to date. The world number two ranking is now up for grabs between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Whoever wins this Indian Wells 2011 semifinal encounter guarantees this particular ranking next week.
Djokovic defeated Frenchman Richard Gasquet while Federer defeated good friend Stanislas Wawrinka in the other quarterfinal.
The Serbian has defeated the Swiss star in their past two meetings this year, at the Australian Open and Dubai Tennis championships. Federer has the 13-8 lead in head-to-head series.
