Roger Federer set up a blockbuster rematch with world number one Novak Djokovic by beating Milos Raonic to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open . Following Djokovic 's comprehensive 6-2 6-3 victory over British No 1 Andy Murray , Federer reached his 40th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final with a 7-5 6-4 defeat of Canadian sixth seed Raonic at Indian Wells . Sunday 's showdown will be a 38th meeting between reigning champion Djokovic and world number two Federer , who is on a 19-set winning streak . Roger Federer celebrates after completing his 7-5 6-4 semi-final win over Canadian Milos Raonic . The Swiss serves during the contest at Indian Well and will now play Novak Djokovic in Sunday 's final . Gwen Stefani was in the crowd at Indian Wells to watch Federer 's semi-final match . ' I think it 's very exciting for both of us , and also for fans , to see a rematch of the great final from last year , ' Federer , who lost to the Serbian in three sets in the Californian desert back in 2014 , told bnpparibasopen.com . ' I 'm looking forward to it , and I hope I can keep up my good play . ' Federer earned a break point in the fifth game but Raonic saved it with an ace before holding . The Swiss soon broke for a 6-5 lead and wrapped up the set . The 33-year-old opened the second set with a break to consolidate his lead and went on to endure nine aces before saving a break point to claim victory inside 86 minutes . Raonic ( left ) had knocked Rafael Nadal out in the quarter-final but could n't claim the scalp of Federer . The Canadian sixth seed produced a strong performance but could n't overcome Federer . Supporters of the former world No 1 Federer in the stands at Indian Wells in California . ' I felt good . I felt energetic . I felt like I had the right attitude put forward , and I was going to give it my all , ' Raonic told the ATP World Tour website . ' I thought a few points here and there made a difference . I tried to put everything out there that I could , and the outcome was as is . ' Earlier on Saturday , Djokovic ended world number four Murray 's fine run to a first Masters 1000 semi-final in two years by extending his head-to-head advantage between the pair to 17-8 with a sixth successive win . The Scot elected to receive serve after winning the toss but stumbled as Djokovic quickly reached 4-1 before ruthlessly clinching all three of his break points in the set to prevail . The current Wimbledon champion broke Murray again in the second game of the second set and saved two break points to go to 4-1 and 5-2 . Then , after his opponent slipped from 30-0 up to 40-30 down , Djokovic gladly served the match out . Murray said : 'The frustrating thing is obviously getting off to a bad start in both sets . 'Novak did n't give me any free points at the beginning of either set and I made a few too many errors early on . Novak Djokovic ( right ) had earlier beaten Briton Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 to reach the final . Djokovic salutes the crowd at Indian Wells after completing his semi-final win over Murray . Murray reacts to a lost point during the semi-final match as his Indian Wells challenge came to an end . 'At the end of both sets , I started to play a bit better and made it tougher and was able to push him a bit , but not enough at the beginning of the sets to make it challenging enough for him . ' Djokovic told Sky Sports 3 : ' I tried to start with the right intensity , I got a crucial break at the start . 'Andy made a lot of unforced errors , his first-serve percentage was low . I 'm sure he knows I 'm returning well , I know he 's returning well , so that puts added pressure on our serving . ' The women 's final precedes the men 's showdown on Sunday and sees 2010 champion Jelena Jankovic tackle Romania 's Simona Halep , who received a pass into the final thanks to Serena Williams ' withdrawal through injury .
Federer beat Raonic 7-5 6-4 to reach final of BNP Paribas Open . Swiss will face the world No 1 Djokovic in two years 's final . The Serb had earlier beaten British No 1 Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 .