US Open Tennis 2013: Title Demonstrates Why Rafael Nadal Is One of Greatest Ever

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Published: September 10, 2013

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Bow down at the dominance of Rafael Nadal.

The 27-year-old dispatched Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the 2013 US Open. It was one of the closer one-sided matches you're going to see between the top two seeds in the world.

The Djoker was never completely out of the match until the end, but he was also never really in control. Even when he had three break points at 4-4 in the third set, Nadal was able to pull through. The Spanish was game almost every time Djokovic had the chance to turn the match around.

It's Nadal's second US Open title and 13th Grand Slam title. That puts him just one back of Pete Sampras and five back of Roger Federer. By the time he retires, there's a very good chance that he will have the most Grand Slams of any men's player ever.

In terms of just titles, this is the 60th of Nadal's career, which is good enough for eighth all time (h/t ESPN Stats and Info).



The way that Nadal book-ended this match was stunning. In the first and last sets, he was the irresistible force and omnipotent. It takes a lot for the No. 2 player in the world to look unsure of himself, but that's exactly what was happening to Djokovic.

The win underlined the fact that Nadal is one of the greatest players of his generation and among the best men's players of all time.

When it comes to finals, he's got a fantastic record (h/t tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg).



In addition, Nadal has a winning record against every top 1,000 player he's faced, save Nikolay Davydenko (h/t Sports Illustrated's Bryan Armen Graham).



Every time there has been a road block in Nadal's way, he's blasted through it in a way that would make the Kool-Aid Man blush—not that you could see the Kool-Aid Man blush.



He can only win on clay you say? Oh, no problem, Nadal has transformed his game in order to be success...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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