Roger Federer on 2 April 2017 outclassed Spain’s Rafael Nadal to win the 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title.
Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion defeated Nadal in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to win his third Miami Open title.
About Roger Federer
• Born on 8 August 1981, Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player.
• At present, he is ranked world No. 4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
• He turned professional in 1998.
• From October 2002 to November 2016, he continuously ranked in the top 10.
• He held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 302 weeks.
• He has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player.
• In majors, he has won seven Wimbledon titles, five Australian Open titles, five US Open titles and one French Open title.
About Miami Open
• The Miami Open is an annual tennis tournament for men and women.
• The tournament is also known as the Miami Masters.
• It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour, played on hard courts.
• In 2010, a record 300000 visitors attended matches at the 12-day Sony Ericsson Open, making it one of the largest tennis tournaments outside the four Majors. In 2011, 316,267 visitors attended the Open.
• The 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles title was won by United Kingdom’s Johanna Konta.
• Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the 2017 Miami Open Men’s Doubles title.
• Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan won the 2017 Miami Open Men’s Doubles title.
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