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How long has it been since a tennis player managed to complete the Sunshine Doubles, winning the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and the Miami Open? Simple answer: it has been missing since 2017, when Roger Federer succeeded.
There were 11 other cases of double victory besides that of the Swiss Maestro. Leading the way in this special list is Novak Djokovic who has achieved this feat 4 times. Roger Federer is in second place in this statistic, as he has achieved this feat three times.
The other of the Big 3 that dominated tennis is completely missing, because Rafael Nadal not only never made this double win, but he never won the Miami tournament, during his career.
The Indian Wells-Miami double win, as mentioned, has been achieved 12 times in history and 7 players have achieved it. Novak Djokovic is aiming for his fifth double and to strengthen his leadership in this ranking, given that he has already achieved it in 2011 and for three years in a row from 2014 to 2016.
Roger Federer ended his career with 3 winning pairs, having won both tournaments in 2005, 2006 and 2017 which is also the last year in which the Sunshine Doubles was…
