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It was a US Open men’s final match-up that many may not have predicted. However, there was nothing unpredictable about the way it panned out. Spanish tennis ace and current World No.1 Rafael Nadal demolished South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in straight sets (6-3,6-3,6-4) to claim his third US Open and 16th Grand Slam title. Nadal had been in sublime form throughout the tournament and Anderson – playing in his first Slam final – needed a miracle to force an upset. That Rafa held a 4-0 record against Anderson before the final further added to the Spaniard’s edge. Rafa dominated the game from the start, something that is exemplified by the fact that he lost just 15 points on serve in the entire game, did not face a single break point and won all 16 points he finished at the net.
The victory summed up what has been an incredible year for Rafa. After reaching the Australian Open final, he completed a historic decima each at the Monte Carlo Masters, the Barcelona Open, and of course the all-important French Open. While Wimbledon was a bit of a disappointment – Rafa crashed out to Gilles Muller in a titanic five-setter that lasted more than five hours – he paced himself for the North American hard court season. And although Rafa again had disappointing outings at Cincinnati and Montreal, one cannot help but feel he used those losses to really fine tune his hard court game before the US Open.
And the results are there for all to see. With Rafa’s win at Flushing Meadows, the year’s four Grand Slams get shared between him and his arch rival Roger Federer. And once again, the pundits who had written them off just a year ago have been proved wrong. Rafa is still No.1 on clay; Roger is still the king of grass. And on hard courts today they are evenly matched. Sure, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are capable of upsetting these two. But those upsets are only momentary slumps from which Rafa and Roger recover eventually.
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