Whom did Djokovic beat in the final to win his first ATP Masters title?

Djokovic beat Guillermo Cañas in the final to win his first ATP Masters title. The breakthrough came at the 2007 Miami Masters, then known as the Sony Ericsson Open, where Djokovic won the championship match 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.

The victory completed an impressive run: Djokovic did not lose a set throughout the tournament and defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and Andy Murray in the semifinals. Those wins showed that the 19-year-old Serbian was already capable of beating elite opponents in a major event.

The Miami triumph was Djokovic’s first Masters-level title, a category below the Grand Slams but among the most prestigious events on the ATP Tour. Cañas was a notable finalist because he had eliminated two-time defending champion Roger Federer earlier in the tournament.

A common mix-up is confusing this with Djokovic’s first ATP Tour title, which came at the 2006 Dutch Open in Amersfoort. His first Masters title arrived in Miami in 2007; later that year, he won another Masters event in Montreal.