) ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁last ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁both ▁those ▁final s ▁in ▁three ▁sets , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁and ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁respectively . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁that ▁Indian ▁Well s ▁and ▁Miami ▁featured ▁the ▁same ▁two ▁final ists ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 ▁ranked ▁players . ▁His ▁f law less ▁season ▁start ▁continued ▁onto ▁the ▁cl ay ▁circuit ▁with ▁his ▁successful ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Ser bia ▁Open ▁tro phy ▁against ▁Fel ic iano ▁López , ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁sevent h ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Madrid ▁Masters , ▁ending ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nad al ' s ▁cl ay ▁domin ance ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁Rome ▁Masters , ▁he ▁repeated ▁this ▁achiev ement ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Sp ani ard , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁in ▁their ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁Masters ▁final . ▁His ▁ 4 3 - match ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁French ▁Open , ▁when ▁Roger ▁Feder er — wh om ▁he ▁had ▁be aten ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁who