Federer Wins Third Title of the Year
Roger Federer defeated long term rival Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-4 for the third time this year at the Miami Open Final In what was their third meeting this year and their second meeting in the final of a tournament in 2017, in the first set, the Australian Open Champion broke Nadal in the eight game to serve for the set at 5-3. In the second set, Nadal was broken again but this time in the ninth game and Federer served for the match at 5-4. This was Federer's third Miami Open title and Sunshine double, and his 26th ATP Masters title . The last time he won the Miami Open was in 2006 when he defeated his coach, Ivan Ljubicic. Nadal still leads the head to head 23-14 but has lost the last four games to Federer dating back to 2015. With this, FedEx has moved up to No. 4 in the ATP rankings. Give it up for the Swiss Maestro !