Points won directly behind the serve:
34 % Djokovic – 17 of 49
21 % Nadal – 11 of 52
Bizarre Masters 1K title because the Serb played just 4 out of anticipated 6 matches cause two players gave him walkovers. It was the 40th meeting between Djokovic & Nadal: Djokovic wins third time in a row, every time on hardcourts, after almost identical scoreline: 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-3. “This tournament has been perfect from the beginning to the end,” Djokovic said. “The matches that I have played I played really well, and I elevated my game as the tournament progressed. The best performance of the tournament came in the right moment on Sunday, against the biggest rival.”
Djokovic’s route to his 43rd title:
2 Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-3
3 Florian Mayer w/o
4 Tommy Robredo 6-3, 7-5
Q Andy Murray 7-5, 6-3
S Kei Nishikori w/o
W Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3
Players to win the Indian Wells-Miami combo:
Jim Courier – 1991… Michael Chang – 1992… Pete Sampras – 1994… Marcelo Rios – 1998
Andre Agassi – 2001… Roger Federer – 2005 & 2006… Novak Djokovic – 2011 & 2014
Points won directly behind the serve:
34 % Djokovic – 17 of 49
21 % Nadal – 11 of 52
Bizarre Masters 1K title because the Serb played just 4 out of anticipated 6 matches cause two players gave him walkovers. It was the 40th meeting between Djokovic & Nadal: Djokovic wins third time in a row, every time on hardcourts, after almost identical scoreline: 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-3. “This tournament has been perfect from the beginning to the end,” Djokovic said. “The matches that I have played I played really well, and I elevated my game as the tournament progressed. The best performance of the tournament came in the right moment on Sunday, against the biggest rival.”
Djokovic’s route to his 43rd title:
2 Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-3
3 Florian Mayer w/o
4 Tommy Robredo 6-3, 7-5
Q Andy Murray 7-5, 6-3
S Kei Nishikori w/o
W Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3
Players to win the Indian Wells-Miami combo:
Jim Courier – 1991… Michael Chang – 1992… Pete Sampras – 1994… Marcelo Rios – 1998
Andre Agassi – 2001… Roger Federer – 2005 & 2006… Novak Djokovic – 2011 & 2014