Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the US Open. The first set was a sign of things to come with long rallies and powerful baseline play but it was Nadal who stepped up a gear to win the opening set 6-2. Djokovic came back strongly in the second set after some inspiring tennis and broke the Nadal serve to level the match at one set apiece. The third set changed the match completely and proved to be a pivotal turning point. Djokovic continued his dominance at the start of the third set and broke the Nadal serve again to lead by a single break. However, the momentum shifted into Nadal's favour as Djokovic produced unforced error after unforced error as Nadal levelled at 4-4. From then on Nadal never looked back, firstly taking the third set to lead by two sets to one before racing away with the fourth set to claim an astonishing four set victory over Djokovic.
My Opinion:
A brilliant tennis match to watch as Nadal proved he was back to his best. Djokovic threw it away in my opinion as he just produced too many unforced errors, especially in the critical third set. Nadal got off to a really fast start and caught Djokovic cold but the Serb showed some spirit and fight to rightly level the match. It looked as though Djokovic had the momentum in the third set and looked certain to win the set after going a break up. However, it was partly due to Nadal's brilliance and Djokovic messing up that Nadal was let back into the third set. Djokovic seemed stunned and lost the crucial third set and consequently Nadal ran away with it in the fourth to seal an amazing victory. A fabulous tournament and many great memories to take away from the last major of the year.
Men's Final Result:
(2) Nadal beat (1) Djokovic 6-2,3-6,6-4,6-1.
Men's Performance of the Tournament: Stan Wawrinka for an incredible performance, making it all the way to the Semi-Finals and defeating defending champion Andy Murray along the way.
Men's Match of the Tournament: Novak Djokovic defeating Stan Wawrinka in their Semi-Final five set thriller.
Shock of the Tournament: Tommy Robredo beating Roger Federer in straight sets in the Fourth Round.
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