Roger Federer – Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal (7 ATP)

A very solid tournament for the Spanish player. In Miami, giant almost all of Dudi Sela (83 ATP – 6-3, 6-4), Philipp Kohlschreiber (31 ATP – 0-6, 6-2, 6-3), Nicolas Mahut (55 ATP – 6 -4, 7-6), Jack Sock (17 ATP – 6-2, 6-3) and Fabio Fognini (40 ATP – 6-1, 7-5).

An excellent 2017 for Nadal, who was the 3rd final season. First played the Australian Open, where, as in this game, had as opponent Roger Federer, against whom succumbed 6-3 in the deciding set. For Rafa followed the tournament in Acapulco, where he qualified for the last act without failure set, but in the last act succumbed to Sam Querrey (ATP 27), 6-3, 7-6.

Between Acapulco and Miami, Spaniard played in the Masters in Indian Wells, where he suffered the second defeat of the season against Federer, this time a much more severe than the one suffered at the Australian Open. In 8 heights tournament in Indian Wells, Nadal succumbed to Roger 6-2, 6-3.

Roger Federer (6 ATP)

Most in form player of this start to the season continues to impress, even at 35 years. The most important player in tennis history has only one defeat this season, a Grand Slam title, one of the Masters, and now is the 3rd Final Season 4 tournaments played.

With a balance of 18 wins and one defeat suffered in 2017, Roger came to Miami after the success in the first tournament of the Masters in the United States of this season, Indian Wells, where he passed the last act of his good friend and partner Cup Davis, Stan Wawrinka (3 ATP), 6-4, 7-5.

The start of the season was a real bust reliable Swiss champion, who, at the Australian Open, won the 18th Grand Slam title of his career and the best player in history in this respect.

Miami tournament where Roger was also imposed on two occasions, 2005 and 2006, it passed by one of Frances Tiafoe (101 ATP – 7-6, 6-3), Juan Martín del Potro (ATP 34 – 6-3 6-4), Roberto Bautista (18 ATP – 7-6, 7-6), Tomas Berdych (14 ATP – 6-2, 3-6, 7-6) and Nick Kyrgios (16 ATP – 7-6 6-7, 7-6).