Roger Federer was the defending champion in Miami 2006. The Swiss played well in Florida and ousted David Ferrer in the semi-final to sail into the title clash. After two dominant seasons in 2004 and 2005, Roger Federer produced an even better one in 2006, winning 12 titles and dominating on hard courts.
Heading to Miami as the defending champion, Roger continued where he left off in Doha, the Australian Open and Indian Wells. World no. 1 defeated Arnaud Clement, Tommy Haas, Dmitry Tursunov and James Blake to hit the semi-final alongside David Ferrer, David Nalbandian and Ivan Ljubicic.
In the quest for his third Miami Open final, Roger stormed over David 6-1, 6-4 in an hour, beating the Spaniard for the third time in as many encounters and remaining on the title course. Federer lost 15 points in nine service games, fending off two out of three break chances and taking almost half of the return points.
He turned them into four breaks from five opportunities, controlling the pace with 25 winners and 15 unforced errors to emerge at the top in style.
Roger Federer ousted David Ferrer to reach the 2006 Miami Open final.
The Swiss had the advantage in the shortest and more extended rallies.
He moved the rival over the baseline and kept the points on his racquet to earn another…
