Djokovic snares 4th Miami title
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SIX-TIME grand slam winner Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Miami Masters crown with a dominating straight sets win over world No. 1 Rafael Nadal.
Second seed Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win in the final on Sunday.
“I played a great match everything was working really well,” Djokovic said. “I didn’t give him a chance to come back in the match. I am really excited.”
Djokovic, who benefitted from two walkovers, didn’t drop a set winning his third Miami title in four years and fourth in total to add to triumphs in 2007, 2011, and 2012. The Serbian clinched the victory on his first championship point, capping a long rally with a clever volley that landed in the open court at the Crandon Park Tennis Center.
The 26-year-old’s serve was bigger and his defence stronger as he came in with the perfect game plan to collect the US$787,000 winner’s check. He blasted five aces, won 30 of 35 points on his first serve and had no double faults in the 83-minute contest.
Djokovic captured his second straight Masters title having won two weeks ago in the California desert at Indian Wells. He has fond memories of playing in the US and especially on the hardcourts in Florida.
The match started evenly until Djokovic broke Nadal in the first set to go up 3-2. He took the set when Nadal failed to return a serve. Djokovic broke to open the second set then broke the Spaniard again in the final game of the match.
Thirteen-time major winner Nadal was looking for his maiden win in Miami after losing in the final in 2011, 2009 and 2008.
“He was better than me in everything,” Nadal said. “He was able to find the right spot, the right position.
“Playing against him is the worst thing that can happen to me because he has a better return than mine, he has a better serve than my one, especially on this surface,” Nadal said.
(AFP)
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