Rafa Nadal wins record ninth French Open Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in four sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. He becomes the first person to win nine grands slams and five consecutive Roland Garros titles Facebook 24 Twitter 19 Tuenti Imprimir Comentar As 8 de junio de 2014 18:47h Rafa Nadal wins record ninth French Open Ampliar Three hours and 31 minutes of combat on Philippe Chatrier confirmed Rafa Nadal as a legend of world sport. Having downed Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4, Nadal reaffirmed his place at the top of the world rankings in addition to his ninth Roland Garros crown, his fifth consecutive. He now has 14 Grand Slams, equalling Pete Sampras in second place, behind only Roger Federer on 17. The small difference between Nadal and Djokovic in the rankings points (12,500 to 12,330) will be accentuated at Wimbledon, where Rafa is only defending 10 points after his first round loss in 2013, whereas Djokovic has 1,200 to defend as defeated finalist. With the temperature hitting 28 degrees and humidity levels at 60%, Djokovic was taking glucose supplements courtside, and he looked overwhelmed as soon as Nadal had his first break in the second set. From there, Djokovic looked lost; he was fidgeting, removing and then putting on his cap. Djokovic wasnt moving freely and looked annoyed. He was on his way to 49 unforced errors. All of this against a human wall: Rafael Nadal Parera. Djokovic finished the match with a double fault, just like in the 2012 final, and said goodbye once again to his Roland Garros dream. After, he was brought to tears by the reception he was offered on Chatrier. After losing the first set, Nadal started to come back, first with said break in the fifth game of the second set to make it 3-5, and then, after being broken himself, he broke again. Between the second and third sets, Nadal won five consecutive games, and eight out of 11. The key statistic was that Djokovic, asphyxiated and overwhelmed, won only 33% of points on his second serve, whilst Nadal his 27 forehand winners, with only 38 unforced errors. Nadal analysed the match thus on the court post game: In games like this, each moment is crucial. To play against Novak is a big test. He pushes me to my limit, and this has been shown over the last few years with some games played right at the top level. I know that one day Novak Djokovic will win this tournament. The Djokovic-Nadal rivalry is one of the games greatest ever, and is lead by Nadal 23-19.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 06:19:01 +0000
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