He volleyed well, passed well and mixed up his paces and positioning unpredictably but intelligently. Boy, this is tense! What a game of tennis! Third set tie-break: Kyrgios 4-4 Federer*. Aside from the firepower and shot-making wizardry, what made this match special was how, just when you thought one of these guys might crack, he didn’t. These games are now being won at quite a lick. Kyrgios has managed to summon something when it’s looked like he’s down and out. Four all. Federer has done it, but full credit to Kyrgios.

Another special serve from Kyrgios that Federer does well to get a racquet one. Federer is long, and he challenges … the call was good! He lived by the full-throttle second serve all night, and then he died by it. Second set tie-break: *Kyrgios 5-6 Federer. Kyrgios, like many other spectators watching Federer over the last 15 years, could only stare in disbelief. Win these two service points and he’s in the final! Roger Federer, It was tense, raucous, and brilliant, and ended in Federer’s favor, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6. He leveled the second-set tiebreaker at 5-5 with his fiercest forehand winner of the night. And passion is the last thing we should discourage in Kyrgios. Finally, in the deciding tiebreaker, it was Federer turn, down 4-5, to win the final three points for the match. Second set tie-break: Kyrgios 5-5 Federer*, Second set tie-break: Kyrgios 4-5 Federer*, Second set tie-break: *Kyrgios 3-5 Federer. Deuce, and what looked like a gimme has suddenly become a complicated game. Federer stuck out his racquet and blocked the ball back. Federer wins thriller against Kyrgios to reach Miami Open final. Even after losing that first-set tiebreaker, 11-9, Kyrgios never went away or let his emotions get the best of him—not a for a single point. But then Kyrgios undoes all his hard work by giving Federer three straight points! Second set tie-break: Kyrgios 7-7 Federer*, Second set tie-break: Kyrgios 7-6 Federer*, Second set tie-break: *Kyrgios 6-6 Federer. - … “Here we go again: six sets against Nick and six breakers. 40-30. Super high quality tennis on both sides. All rights reserved. Roger Federer needed more than three hours to outlast Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) in a pulsating Miami Open semi-final on Friday to set up another mouthwatering final clash with Rafa Nadal. Kyrgios responds with a scud, and we’re all square at 15-15. - 4GB. Roger Federer needed more than three hours to outlast Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) in a pulsating Miami Open semi-final on Friday to set up another mouthwatering final clash with Rafa Nadal.

30-0. Third set tie-break: *Kyrgios 5-4 Federer. And then some Stefan Edberg-style serve-and-volley stuff, and it’s five-five! Kyrgios made a speedy exit to the locker room, but here’s Federer… Available for everyone, funded by readers. You know it's a great match when you're rooting for your favorite player and his opponent in the end. One hiccup of course, and considering Kyrgios' sometimes weak mental state, I can't help but wonder how the match ends without that crowd interference. Double fault Kyrgios! But what resolve from Kyrgios! Going into it, I really thought Nick would win since Roger almost lost to Berdych in the prior round. Oh, Kyrgios! It had been three years since Federer had played in Miami, and six years since he had reached a semifinal there, so the fans had a lot of pent-up Fed love to show. BUT mental toughness is part of being a champion, so at the end of the day being able to block stuff like that out is just as much a needed part of arsenal as a heavy forehand. Federer answered Kyrgios’ attack with his own more varied but equally potent one. , But Kyrgios comes back with more! The following year we played in the final and I should have lost, somehow I won, he should have Miami titles and he doesn’t, so it’s going to be super special playing against him in the final.”. Kyrgios helped put on a tremendous show for them, and his play and grit and fire deserved respect.

Remember? Second deuce. But if those are sins, they’re sins of effort, and much more forgivable than the sins of non-effort he has been known to commit in the past. This has been epic. Kyrgios, like many other spectators watching Federer over the last 15 years, could only stare in disbelief. What a time to throw in a double! If one point can sum up a 7-6 (9), 6-7 (9), 7-6 (5), three-hour-and-10-minute match, it was that one. At 5-5, he hit a 128-m.p.h. I feel his peak level of play is the highest out of all next gen players, including Zverev. And there, in the end, it was Kyrgios’ turn to crack. The ATP's Top 10 welcomed its two newest members after a Roland Garros full of surprises. I just wonder whether Federer’s failure to take those match points will haunt him.

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