Orange streamers rained down while Roger Federer held another championship trophy aloft, his familiar grin as wide as ever.
For the ageless Federer, winning never gets old.
Now 37, Federer became tennis' first repeat champion of 2019 when he won his 101st career title Sunday by beating a hobbled John Isner in the Miami Open final, 6-1, 6-4.
Federer neutralized Isner's big serve and won 32 of 35 points on his own serve. The 6-foot-10 Isner scrambled so desperately to stay in rallies that he hurt his left foot and limped badly through the final few points.
Federer, by contrast, is just fine. He was the Dubai champion on March 2 and runner-up at Indian Wells, Calif., two weeks ago.
"This is a good phase, a good stretch for me right now," Federer said. "I really feel super healthy. That's why I have been able to play every day for the last four weeks. That's something that maybe hasn't always been the case for the last few years. So you appreciate these moments."
Federer is 18-2 this year, best on the men's tour, which stamps him as a threat to add to his record total of 20 Grand Slam titles in 2019.
He's also the only player to win twice in 2019. The first 33 men's and women's titles, from the ATP and WTA tours, in 2019 were won by 33 different players, including Ashleigh Barty in the Miami women's final Saturday. So Federer stands out.
