Madrid is incredible! A miracle exclusive to Federer!

The Madrid Masters is in full swing, and there are news outside the stadium. Federer will be a guest at this year's Grand Prix, replacing his friend Rafael Nadal.

The mention of Madrid has a special meaning for Federer, as he has a record that he has to his heart: he won the title on three different venues, and even the king of clay, Nadal, did not win this title. So, what was Federer's three victories like?

Federer won the Madrid Masters three times in 2006, 2009 and 2012, and he is the only person in the tournament's history to win on three different surfaces (indoor hard, clay and blue).

In 2006, Federer, who was "at a glance at the mountains" at the time, entered the tournament as the top seed, defeating strong opponents such as Masu, Soderling, Ginepley, Nalbandian, Gonzalez and other strong opponents in one fell swoop, without losing a set, and swept the championship with a devastating momentum. It was his 10th singles title that year, and Federer's peak season that year. At that time, the Madrid Masters was still an indoor hard-court event, held in October after the Asian season ended.

It is worth mentioning that Federer gave his opponent eggs twice in the semi-finals and the final (6-4 6-0 victory over Argentine Nalbandian in the semi-finals; 7-5 6-1 6-0 victory over Chilean artillery Gonzalez in the final). That year was also the last time the Madrid Masters final was played in a best-of-five format.

In 2009, the Madrid Masters moved to the clay season before the French Open. After losing to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final last year, the Swiss king, who had fallen to second in the world rankings, appeared as the No. 2 seed, beating Soderling, Blake, Roddick, Del Potro and Nadal.

In particular, Federer won two 6-4 victories over Nadal in the final that year, the second and last of his career victories on clay (and Hamburg, of course, ending his opponent's 81-game winning streak on clay).

The victory, and the title, meant a lot for Federer, as the Swiss ace was boosted by his defeat to Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open at the start of the year, and he also won the Musketeers Cup.

In 2012, Madrid held its only blue clay tournament in a unique way. This year, Federer has fallen to the No. 3 seed due to the rise of Djokovic and Murray, and this time he won the title by beating Raonic, Gasquet, Ferrer, Tipsarevic and Berdych.

Although the blue clay court was very emotional at first glance, it was dissatisfied and boycotted by many players because the soil was too slippery and easy to cause injury, so in order to respect public opinion, the tournament had to change back to red clay the following year, so this only blue clay tournament also achieved Federer's victory in the three major venues.

The Madrid Masters undoubtedly favored Federer, compared to reaching the final of the other two clay Masters tournaments several times, and his association with the tournament will live on in the long run.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)