Rafael Nadal Better Than Ever in Capping Dominant 2013 with US Open Title

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Published: September 10, 2013

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What a year it's been for Rafael Nadal.

On Monday, as he fell to the ground and soaked in the fact that he had just defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the second U.S. Open title of his career, he finally let out all of the emotion that he had been keeping in.

There's nothing quite like seeing a grown man cry, and Nadal had plenty of reasons to be crying tears of joy in the middle of Arthur Ashe Stadium. His past seven months have been simply other-worldly. 



There was no doubt that this title, more than any other in his phenomenal 2013, meant the world to him. This one was dominant. This one was undeniable.

Since coming back on tour after a seven-month layoff in February, Nadal is 60-3 with 10 titles in 12 finals. He has now beaten No. 1 Djokovic three times in 2013, and overall is 17-1 this season against Top 10 opponents.

He's No. 1 in the ATP Race Rankings by an almost insurmountable margin, despite the fact that he missed the Australian Open and lost in the first round at Wimbledon.

He has won five of the six Masters Events he's played in this year, and two of the three Slams. Overall, he now has 13 major championships, 26 Masters 1000 titles and 60 ATP titles.

But perhaps most impressively, this U.S Open victory kept him undefeated—22-0—on hard courts this year. (Keep in mind, hard courts used to be his worst surface.)



A year ago, Nadal was missing his second major of the year and staring at a knee injury that threatened the future of his already legendary career. There's no way that even he or his team could have ever imagined that he would have a return to glory like this.

It has been a comeback for the ages. 

The final on Monday evening against Djokovic was perhaps the greatest test he's had to face yet, considering how much Djokovic loves hard courts. The two h...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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