Novak Djokovic was a participant to beat in 2011. Novak conquered the Australian Open, Dubai and Indian Wells, heading to Miami as the highest favourite. The Serb dropped 18 video games within the opening ten units in Florida, wanting good to say his first Miami title in 4 years.
Novak confronted Mardy Fish within the semi-final and delivered a 6-3, 6-1 triumph in an hour and 26 minutes
. Thus, Djokovic claimed his twenty third straight victory in 2011 and set the ultimate conflict with Rafael Nadal. Novak and Mardy met for the sixth time, and the Serb delivered his sixth victory.
Djokovic struggled a bit on the second serve however saved his service video games intact after warding off all 4 break factors. Fish served at 54% and plagued his possibilities for a extra favorable outcome. Djokovic delivered 4 breaks to regulate the tempo and sail into the title conflict.
Novak tamed his strokes properly and hit the same variety of winners and unforced errors. He compelled over 20 errors from Fish, who additionally made many unforced errors to spoil his possibilities. Apparently, the American was on stage phrases with the Serb within the extra prolonged rallies.
Nevertheless, he misplaced floor within the shortest ones, as he couldn’t move Novak with service winners or assaults from the opening groundstroke, one thing he wanted badly to combat for the win. The house participant drew first blood with a forehand winner in sport three that provided him two break possibilities.
Djokovic denied them with two booming serves and closed the sport to keep away from an early setback.
Novak Djokovic defeated Mardy Fish within the 2011 Miami semi-final.
The rain moved them from the courtroom for about an hour within the fifth sport, with Mardy incomes one other break probability once they returned.
Like with the opening two, Novak erased it with a service winner and located the vary on the return within the subsequent sport to safe a break after a 27-shot rally that despatched him 4-2 up. Serving for the set at 5-3, Djokovic performed towards two extra break alternatives, surviving them and taking the opener with a service winner after 50 minutes.
Mardy sprayed a forehand error within the second set’s first sport to seek out himself a set and a break down. Novak held at 15 after an ace to ascertain a 6-3, 2-0 benefit and take one other large step towards the end line. The Serb’s win turned inevitable following one other break at 3-1, and he saved a break level within the subsequent one with a service winner to maneuver nearer to the highest.
Djokovic sealed the take care of one other break at 5-1 when he landed a forehand winner that propelled him into one other ultimate.