5 tournaments Roger Federer has won without dropping a single set

#1 2017 Indian Wells

Federer extended his purple patch by winning his fifth Indian Wells Masters title

After an injury-hampered World Tour last year, Federer has hit a purple patch this season so far. Seeded 17^th at the Australian Open, Federer beat higher ranked players like Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, and Stan Wawrinka to set up a highly anticipated final against rival and friend Rafael Nadal.

In a match that lasted more than three and a half hours, Federer beat Nadal in five sets to win his 5^th Australian Open title and 18^th Grand Slam in total.

Following the Australian Open, Federer surprisingly lost in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships to qualifier Evgeny Donskoy. However, he rebounded brilliantly at the Indian Wells Masters. After annihilating Stephane Robert in the second round, Federer edged past Steve Johnson in the third round 7-6, 7-6 to set up his second match against Rafa within the space of a month and a half.

However, this match turned to out to be one-sided as Federer comfortably beat the Spaniard 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals where he won via walkover as his opponent Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the match due to illness. Federer beat Jack Sock in the semi-final in straight sets to reach the final where he would be playing compatriot and friend Stan Wawrinka.

Wawrinka took a 2-0 lead in the first set but the Australian Open champion fought back to take the set 6-4. Federer then took the second set 7-5 to win his fifth Indian Wells Masters title.

His win sees him tied with Djokovic for the most number of titles at the Indian Wells Masters. It also sees him move up to No. 6 in the ATP rankings.