Roger Federer reached the Miami Open final for the first time since 2006 with an enthralling win over Nick Kyrgios on Friday.
The Swiss 18-time grand-slam champion came through a thrilling
contest a 7-6 (11-9) 6-7 (9-11) 7-6 (7-5) victor in the semi-finals.
Federer is a two-time winner of the ATP 1000 event but the last of
those came 11 years ago, when he beat now-coach Ivan Ljubicic in the
final.
The 35-year-old edged to his win after a dramatic three hours, 11
minutes to set up a clash against great rival Rafael Nadal in the
decider.
Federer had lost his only previous meeting with Kyrgios in 2015 and
was again pushed, needing to save two set points in a thrilling opening.
The fourth seed dropped the second set after having two match points, but recovered to progress in a classic contest.
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