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No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal has defeated top seed Novak Djokovic to capture his second title at the U.S. Open. In a match that turned out to be a spring compared to some of their epic battles of the past, Nadal needed just four sets to get past Djokovic for the second time at a Grand Slam this year. The lanky Serb looked sluggish as the match commenced but rallied back with a strong second set to tie the...
Published: September 9, 2013
If golf wasn’t already considered a year-round sport, the PGA Tour is doing its best to ensure professionals have a chance to enter a tournament nearly every weekend over the next 12 months. The 2013-14 PGA Tour schedule was released Monday, and it features 45 different FedEx Cup events. The season will officially begin in October with the Frys.com Open and will continue all the way through...
Published: September 9, 2013
With the return of both Aviva Premiership and RaboDirect Pro 12 competitions this week, we arguably have the most well-rounded offering of global rugby we could ask for. Piled on top of the Rugby Championship, Top 14, Currie Cup and ITM Cup competitions, it’s hard to stray far on the weekends without finding some high-quality rugby in one’s midst. And with that standard of rugby comes some...
Published: September 9, 2013
Many people don’t like golf because it’s not high scoring, hard hitting and there are no home runs. But while golf may lack the fast pace of play that other sports have, one thing that the gentleman’s game doesn’t lack is drama. The final round of a major tournament will keep everyone biting their nails until a winner is decided. Sometimes the golfer you support wins, other...
Published: September 9, 2013
Over the past three years, Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal has become the top rivalry in tennis. The two competitors have met 36 times overall—more than any other two men in the Open era—including five times in Grand Slam finals. With a sixth major championship showdown ahead on Monday, only Nadal and Roger Federer have met more times on the sport’s grandest stage. But while...
Published: September 9, 2013
Fans could not have hoped for a better men’s final at the U.S. Open than No. 1 Novak Djokovic against No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Not only are these players the two best in the world, there is a clear gap at this point between them and anyone else on tour. Djokovic has only lost three sets in the entire tournament, while Nadal has remained flawless on his run to the final. While Nadal has won five...
Published: September 9, 2013
The best current rivalry in men’s tennis will resume on Monday night when No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic takes on No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal for the 2013 U.S. Open title. This is the 37th meeting between the two men. Though Nadal holds a 21-15 edge in the series, both men have had their periods of dominance over the other. From 2011 to early 2012 when Djokovic was near unbeatable, he won seven-straight...
Published: September 9, 2013
Tennis fans will get exactly what they want on the final Monday of the 2013 U.S. Open when top-ranked superstars Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal face off in the men’s championship for the third time in four years. The world No. 1 and world No. 2 will meet for the sixth time in a Grand Slam final, and for the 37th time since 2006. Nadal leads the overall head-to-head 21-15, but is just 2-3 against...
Published: September 9, 2013
At the 2013 U.S. Open, tennis’ biggest stars have been on full display. Serena Williams won her fifth U.S. Open title on Sunday afternoon, beating rival Victoria Azarenka in an epic three-set match. The victory was Williams’ 17th career Grand Slam title, moving her closer to Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the all-time list. The U.S. Open’s official Twitter account...
Published: September 9, 2013
Since 2010, Rafael Nadal (six) and Novak Djokovic (five) have combined to win 11 of the 15 available Grand Slam titles. So it seems only fitting that the two most dominant players on the ATP Tour in the past four years would face each other in the last Grand Slam title of the season, the U.S. Open. And given the year he’s already had, it’s only fitting that Nadal should win. He’s...