GETTY Roger Federer's match with Nick Kyrgios in Miami has been named the best of the year

The 36-year-old won two Grand Slams to take his tally to 19 this year - and now he has been given the accolade for winning the best match of the year by the official ATP website.



Federer met Kyrgios in the Miami Open semi-finals in March where they played out a three-set thriller.



Federer took the first set on a tie-break, winning it 11-9, before the bad-boy Aussie hit back in the second.



He saved match points to win the breaker 11-9 too to take it into a final set.



Kyrgios had to dig deep and save more match points in the decider before Federer clinched a 7-6 6-7 7-6 win in more than three hours.

GETTY Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios after their semi-final in Miami

Federer said after the match: “It did feel very good, because you don't very often play three breakers in a match.



“It's nice to win those and winning breakers is always such a thrill. It's great winning this way, especially because I remember the loss against him a few years ago. It was rough.”



Kyrgios, meanwhile, said: “I feel like my level of tennis has always been high, but mentally I'm competing for every point now.



“That's making the difference. I showed a lot of fight. Obviously, I'm an emotional guy. I had some ups and downs, a bit of a roller coaster, but ultimately I think I put in a good performance. I think I've made an effort to try and put in [the work] every day.

GETTY Roger Federer celebrates his win over Nick Kyrgios