Novak Djokovic prolonged his excellent begin to the season in Miami 2011, profitable the primary title in Florida since 2007. Novak confronted Rafael Nadal within the title conflict for the second time in two weeks and scored a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 victory in three hours and 22 minutes!
Djokovic moved to 24-0 that season and have become the fourth participant since 1990 with trophies on the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami
. The Serb joined Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer on the unique checklist. Novak delivered his ninth victory from 14 hard-court encounters towards Rafa, coming from a set all the way down to prevail and safe the title.
Nadal gave his finest whereas chasing the primary Miami Open crown, recovering after dropping the second set and pushing Djokovic to the boundaries within the decider earlier than falling within the tie break. Novak gained 13 factors greater than Rafa, defending his second serve fantastically and dropping serve two instances from 4 possibilities given to his rival.
The Spaniard erased seven out of 9 break factors to stay in contact for over three hours earlier than falling within the decisive moments to go away Miami empty-handed once more. Djokovic had the higher within the extra superior rallies, taking part in aggressive tennis and forcing Nadal’s errors to emerge on the prime first.
Novak held at love within the encounter’s first sport earlier than Rafa clinched a break at 1-1 with a cracking backhand down the road winner. Djokovic pushed sturdy on the return in sport 4, creating three break possibilities and squandering them to fall 3-1 behind.
Novak misplaced floor in these moments and landed a forehand extensive within the fifth sport to expertise a break at 15 and fall 4-1 behind. Rafa denied a break level in sport six and closed it with a service winner to open a 5-1 hole and virtually wrap up the set after 36 minutes.
The Spaniard served for the opener at 5-2 and hit a compelled error to drop serve and preserve the Serb in rivalry.
Novak Djokovic prevailed over Rafael Nadal within the 2011 Miami Open remaining.
Djokovic held after deuce in sport 9, and Nadal clinched the set at 5-4 after the rival’s forehand error.
Rafa sprayed an enormous forehand mistake within the second set’s second sport to search out himself 2-0 down. Novak performed a unfastened backhand within the third sport, going through a break level and smashing his racquet. Nonetheless, he stayed calm and grabbed three straight factors to cement the benefit.
Djokovic closed the fifth sport at love with a lob winner and earned three break possibilities at 4-1. Nadal saved them, introduced the sport house and remained inside one break deficit. Novak gained the seventh sport with a volley winner on the internet and fired 4 winners whereas serving for the set at 5-3 to pressure a decider.
Rafa wanted 9 minutes to say the third set’s opening sport and performed higher at 1-1 to wrap it up with a smash winner. Novak claimed 4 factors from 30-0 down within the fourth sport and locked the outcome at 2-2 with a compelled error.
Nadal opened a 3-2 hole with a service winner, and Djokovic responded with a forehand crosscourt winner within the subsequent one for 3-3. Each gamers served properly in video games seven and eight, and Nadal opened a 5-4 lead after Djokovic’s forehand error.
With no room for errors, Novak held at 15 in sport ten to increase the match and confronted one other stern check at 5-6 following Rafa’s maintain at love. The Spaniard hit a cracking backhand down the road winner within the twelfth sport to open a 30-15 hole and transfer two factors away from his first Miami Open crown.
Exhibiting no signal of nerves, Djokovic took the next three factors to wrap up the sport and introduce a deciding tie break. Rafa moved 2-1 up thanks to a different crosscourt bullet from his backhand earlier than Novak climbed again to 2-2 because of his mighty forehand.
Nadal hit a double fault within the fifth level, operating out of steam and discovering himself 5-2 behind when Djokovic seized two factors behind the preliminary shot. With momentum, Novak painted a forehand down the road winner within the eighth level to create 4 match factors.
Nadal saved two earlier than Djokovic transformed the third at 6-4 with a forehand crosscourt winner to win a memorable remaining and rejoice his seventh Masters 1000 crown.