“This is my best match of all time,” he said of his 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 0-6, 6-4 effort.

The Spaniard's three-set win in the pair's first meeting sparked the surge that ultimately took him back to No. 1.

The heated exchanges, miscommunications, sarcastic bows, and viral insults that defined this year’s tennis drama.