Novak Djokovic is the ultimate problem for everyone in men ’ s tennis to solve — and for Andy Murray in particular . The British No 1 went down 6-2 , 6-3 in 88 minutes to his direct contemporary on Saturday in the latest match of what has begun to look like a one-sided rivalry . The 27 year-old Serb ’ s victory not only put him into the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells , it also represented his ninth victory out of 10 against Murray , the exception being the 2013 Wimbledon final . British No1 Andy Murray crashes out of BNP Paribas semi-final at Indian Wells after losing to Novak Djokovic . Murray plays a shot during his semi-final match against Djokovic in Indian Wells on Saturday . Djokovic celebrates his win over Murray that sees the Serb progress to the final of the BNP Paribas Open . Djokovic and Murray meet at the net following their quick semi-final in California on Saturday . And Murray said : ‘ The frustrating thing is obviously getting off to a bad start in both sets . Novak didn ’ t give me any free points at the beginning of either set and I made a few too many errors early on . ‘ 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 was in sublime form and Murray ’ s only chance appeared to be to serve outstandingly well , which he did not . On the kind of medium-slow hard court that is so commonplace on the ATP Tour the world No 1 , when fully prepared and motivated , looks irresistible . Djokovic said : ‘ 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. ’ Murray 's caoch Amelie Mauresmo watches on from the stands in Indian Wells . Djokovic will play either Roger Federer or Milos Raonic in the final on Sunday . There was nothing in the way of the aggravation that marked their last meeting , the Australian Open final , where Murray looked like he was getting the upper hand before his opponent started hamming up his physical state and the Scot became distracted . That was part of what has been , by and large , a decent start to the season for Murray , but his problem remains that Djokovic plays in a similar fashion to him and does it decisively better . Murray had been in impressive form over the past 10 days while Djokovic enjoyed a walkover in his scheduled quarter-final against Bernard Tomic . And Djokovic will now face Roger Federer in Sunday 's final after the Swiss came through his semi-final against Rafa Nadal ’ s conqueror , Miles Raonic . Federer beat the Canadian 7-5 , 6-4 , finally finding the break he needed in the 11th game of the first set . He clinched the opener with a forehand winner , then broke Raonic ’ s serve again at the start of the second set . Raonic , enticed to the net repeatedly by Federer only to see power strokes whizz past him , struggled against Federer ’ s serve and the world No 2 completed the victory with a volley at the net . Murray trudges off the court after his 6-2 , 6-3 defeat in Indian Wells . Djokovic broke Murray three times to win the opening set and once more in the second to triumph 6-2 6-3 .
Andy Murray has lost in the semi-final at Indian Wells to Roger Federer . Djokovic broke Murray three times to win the opening set and once more in the second to triumph 6-2 6-3 . Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic in Saturday 's other semi-final .