Extended Highlights_ Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic _ Miami 2011 Final

There's the break. Nadal draws first blood. The first time Djokovic has had his serve broken in the whole tournament. Beautiful. What a clean strike that was. It's phenomenal ball striking from both players. Another brutal rally. Just starting to get a little frustrated now. Much better backhand initially but starting to lose patience now Djokovic. Much better ball striking from Djokovic. That's about as well as he can play. Great disguise. For the first time in the match Djokovic is able to build up ahead of Steen. Eight of the last ten points now. And he reduces the arrears to just two games. Here's the combination of shots that's so effective against Nadal. And a sensible serve. He took a little pace with that one. Djokovic made it a little more competitive than we thought was going to be the case initially. In the end Nadal manages to eventually prevail. They've hurt himself in the process of hitting one of the best shots of the tournament. Given the circumstances. It's a beautiful shot. The Nadal forehand gifts the game to Djokovic. It's a lovely feel. It's not so easy when you're moving forward aggressively like that. Well I thought initially he'd given the drop shot a little too much air. But what an audacious shot that was. Nadal guilty of dropping the ball short. Could be a crucial hole that's. And finishes the second set with considerable aplomb. A third ace. Means that we're going the distance. Brilliant. Made it look so easy. What a volley that was. Because I'm sure Djokovic wasn't expecting that one back. These guys just going toe to toe right now. You've got to love it. It's an exquisite feel under an awful lot of pressure there. Brilliant. It's a great hold. Chances for both. Nadal in the previous game at Love 30. Djokovic in that one. But both servers eventually prevail. Nadal leads 3-2. Third set. Oh. Leaves Djokovic flat footed. That's more like it. Rock solid. And that's the service game of a very confident competitor. Got to be kidding me. How does he get a record on there Djokovic? And get it back in play. That's exactly what we were talking about in the previous game. That's more like it. Exactly what needed to be done. Both players were a little tentative in the middle of that rally. But it's the end we all wanted. It's been impossible to separate these two in this deciding set. Tight. Just missed. Not much on that initial backhand of Djokovic's there. That's world class. Interesting. Is able to put a bit of daily between him and Nadal. That's phenomenal stuff. At precisely the right moment. So good. He's done it. And what a victory. The 7th Masters Series 1000 title of his career. And he's now 6th on the all time list. And improves his record to 24 wins. And no losses this season. What a start.