Images from Indian Wells: Roger wins in a rout, Rafa loses in an epic

Capture and Caption: Over the final few days of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, photographer Anita Aguilar and senior writer Steve Tignor will recap all the matches.

Roger Federer was perfectly poised...

...and in full flight in his 6-4, 6-0 win over Tomas Berdych.

Berdych never rose to this particular occasion.

He was sweating it right from the start.

Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Federer came up with something we don’t normally see from him, a deceptive, squash-style flick passing shot. Berdych obviously didn’t see it coming.

Federer improved his record to 13-6 against his sometime rival.

The Federer and Stefani Rossdale families approved.

Rafael Nadal was charged up and ready to go against Milos Raonic. He broke early, and a semifinal date with Federer seemed to be a sure thing.

But Rafa, despite having five break points and three match points in the second set, couldn’t get over the final hump.

Raonic gritted his teeth, dug in, and didn’t let Nadal have the second break he needed.

Milos’s forehand hit the mark when necessary.

Nadal said that Raonic played with confidence “in every moment.”

Rafa left Indian Wells feeling like he was getting better with each match.

Jelena Jankovic, after another three-set win, is back in the BNP Paribas Open final.

She also had a few words for her mom in the stands along the way.

Talk to the hand, says Jankovic’s opponent, Sabine Lisicki.

Lisicki looked for inspiration from her coach, but couldn’t find enough.

Jankovic said she was so happy afterward that she wanted to jump for joy. So she did.

After the first semifinal, Serena Williams walked on court to let the crowd know that she wouldn’t be playing in the second one due to a right knee injury. It was a disappointing end to her much-publicized return to Indian Wells.