Del Potro tops Djokovic at Indian Wells, Nadal up next in final
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal were semifinal winners Saturday and will play for the title at the $4.33 million BNP Paribas Open.
The seventh-seeded Del Potro rallied to beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on the hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, snapping the Serbian's 22-match winning streak.
Del Potro had lost four straight meetings with Djokovic since beating him to claim the bronze medal at last summer's London Olympics.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The former U.S. Open champion del Potro is the second Argentine to reach the final in tournament history. Guillermo Vilas was the runner-up in 1977 in Palm Springs.
Del Potro will play in his 20th career final. He captured his 14th title in Rotterdam earlier this year.
Nadal, meanwhile, topped sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych, 6-4, 7-5, to reach his fourth ATP Tour final in as many events this season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Off to the best start of his career, the Spaniard ran his match winning streak to 13 and improved to 16-1 in 2013. He won clay-court titles in Sao Paulo and Acapulco and finished runner-up at Vina del Mar.
Saturday's win was Nadal's 12th straight over Berdych, including seven in a row on hard courts.
Nadal, the Indian Wells champ in 2007 and 2009, is 7-3 lifetime against del Potro.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 2013 Indian Wells winner will collect $1 million.