It was a final that will be remembered for long, tough, exhilarating rallies, some amazing winners and impossible saves, many of them by the loser, in three hours 42 minutes of pulsating fortunes, interrupted by nearly two hours of rain. That's the first goal. The Serbian star further stated that he would rather focus to play in the French Open, which is currently scheduled to run from September 20 to October 4. LIVE: Liverpool vs Arsenal - Bernd Leno saves well from Sadio Mane as champions press for opening goal in... 'If they don't invest in the next week, it's tough days ahead... the honeymoon period is certainly over for... Frank Lampard 'gave Marcos Alonso a furious dressing down in front of a stunned Chelsea squad after the... Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa: Scott Parker's start to the season goes from bad to worse as goals from Jack... 'Sam Allardyce was no longer the England football team manager. Nadal will be playing for the first time in over six months at the Internazionali d'Italia. Only his backhand really let him down. Surprised? Nadal reached the final without dropping a set. Go on court, feel [that I'm] competitive, and then I will see how I feel and what kind of goals I can look for.". Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. Nadal – Djokovic, 2010 US Open Final: Things to Consider. Most importantly, he seems injury-free, ready to make a challenge on Federer’s Grand Slam record and his place on the All-Time objective and subjective expert and fan rankings. Last night, hunger for a second major blazed in Djokovic's eyes against his long-time friend, and it was his ambition that made it such a great fight. US Open 2020 was originally intended to be played between August 24 and September 13. Novak Djokovic was unlucky but his US Open default showed the importance of the need for self-control on the court, according to Rafael Nadal. Ehud Riven-September 12, 2010 10:42 am. CBS insisted on a start at 4pm local time (effectively 4.20pm after the usual hoop-la) to run into their peak early-evening viewing time – even though they knew there was a 70% chance of rain for the second day in a row. Nadal became the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same calendar year, and became the first male player in history to win Grand Slams on clay, hard court and grass in the same calendar year. So let's see, it's going to be a good test. Now that the Bears have made their move at QB, which Nick Foles will they get? Nadal, who'd had a relatively easy ride to the final, would not be denied – but he recognised that his achievement was embellished by the courage of his opponent. World No.1 Novak Djokovic is apparently stuck in two minds over making himself available for the US Open 2020. 'To get this far two things have to be working really well, the concentration and the serve. Could the US Open have used the video to take a subtle dig at Novak Djokovic for his comments seeing its timing? In a year of outstanding sporting performances by Spain – most prominently elsewhere at the World Cup and the Tour de France – Nadal rode highest, the first player to win the French, Wimbledon and the US since Rod Laver in 1969 – and he is the first to do so on three different surfaces. What do the numbers say? • Day 1: Andy Roddick - Roddick advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 victory over Stéphane Robert on his 28th birthday. Djokovic's decision might give tennis supporters a better idea about this theory later. However, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its contagious nature, no official date has been confirmed yet. But it's important to have the right self-control on the court, because if not, you can be unlucky.". A major reason for his suddenly invincible look at a Grand Slam venue where he has never even made the final is the development of his serve, in which he has found an extra 5-8 mph. Surprised? Faits marquants. Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. [But] The rules say clearly that's a default. “[My] expectation is to always go on court and try to feel competitive. Nadal's smile remained fixed in victory, more eloquent than a thousand words. Federer spat blood while taking the first and third sets, Djokovic took the second and fourth with relative ease. ; Gilles Simon devient père après son premier tour. Nadal's next opponent will be Fernando Verdasco, who fought out an epic five set win over compatriot David Ferrer with an astonishing forehand pass on match point in the deciding fifth set tiebreak. But, ultimately, Nadal had the greater reserves of genius on which to call. Breaking News: Wang Qiang Eliminates Serena Williams, Seiko Announces Exclusive Novak Djokovic Solar GPS Watch, Novak Djokovic Better Than Nadal, Serbia Wins the ATP Cup, Grand Slam Records: Serena Williams Stays Stuck, Rafael Nadal Advances, Best Fantasy Premier League Tips For Gameweek 3, If the Top 5 Leagues in Europe Ended Today…, NFL Rumors: Oakland Raiders Won’t Have a Carr-Mariota Quarterback Battle, Liverpool FC: No Longer Undefeated, No Reason to Overreact. And in the fifth, with his back to the wall, serving while facing elimination, Djokovic seemed to find the right combination, while Federer seemed to self destruct a tad, with a very puzzling choice of shots, and he beat the best ever for the first time at Queens after three straight defeats against the Swiss. Nadal has the 4-0 edge there as well, beating Djokovic last in the Rome Final in 2009, straight sets. But, Djokovic does have an edge against Nadal when playing on Hard Courts, 7-3, and has beaten Nadal in their last three meetings, all on Hard Courts, but all in 2009, before Nadal found got his groove back. It was his ninth career major and completed the Career Golden Slam with the win. Nothing new on that," Nadal said at a news conference. Rafael Nadal on why he still thinks he has a way to go before he equals Roger Federer. A huge match. 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"del Potro Unable To Defend US Open Crown", Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2010 US Open Men's Singles draw, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2010_US_Open_–_Men%27s_Singles&oldid=973030662, Pages using infobox tennis tournament year footer with a known event, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 August 2020, at 00:57. Will Novak Djokovic Become the Player With the Most Grand Slams in Tennis? Not for the first time, however, commercial interests over-rode those of sport. But, as with much of this tournament, forecasts and perceptions did not go wholly to plan, and the score – 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 – hardly reflected the depth and quality of a tennis match that more closely resembled a world heavyweight title fight. Nadal was the first Spanish man to win US Open since Manuel Orantes in 1975. Novak Djokovic was unlucky but his US Open default showed the importance of the need for self-control on the court, according to Rafael Nadal. Nadal joins a fine line of his compatriots too. Spain's Manuel Santana won this title on grass 35 years ago and Manuel Orantes, on clay, won it 25 years ago, both at Forest Hills. Although Federer-Nadal is the final most people want to see in every tournament, Federer is no longer one of the top two players in the World. The Spaniard looks in irresistible form and few now doubt that he can make history on Sunday night and become the youngest player in history to win all four Grand Slam titles. Nadal reached the final without dropping a set. To the loser he said: "You're a great player, you're going to win this trophy very soon, I'm sure of that.". In the final, Djokovic was chasing the second Grand Slam of his career, having previously won the Australian Open … Djokovic hasn’t beaten Nadal in a major, with the Spaniard winning all four meetings between them, the last one being at the 2008 French Open Semi Final, with Nadal beating Djokovic 3-0. Djokovic was disqualified in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for inadvertently hitting a ball at a line judge after being broken by Pablo Carreno Busta. ; Mardy Fish bat Jan Hájek en lui infligeant deux 6-0 dans un match pourtant remporté en cinq sets (6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1). "Just to arrive to this final was amazing." The Spaniard was expected to win in style after reaching the final without dropping a set – a feat not matched here since Neale Fraser did it 50 years ago – but Djokovic refused to be a mere sparring partner. [1][2] For the first time in U.S. Open history, no American player was seeded in the top 8. Nadal has the clear edge against Djokovic, with a 14-7 record in their meeting. Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first US Open and join six of the game's greatest players as the owner of all four grand slam titles. Cette édition de l'US Open est marquée par les forfaits pour blessure du tenant du titre Juan Martín del Potro n o 10 mondial et Jo-Wilfried Tsonga n o 11 mondial. And Nadal has certainly found it – Nadal has won two Grand Slams this year and made it to eight. It was his ninth career major and completed the Career Golden Slam with the win. While the French Open 2020 was originally put in place for a launch date of May 24 before shifting to September, the Wimbledon competition this year has been entirely cancelled for the first time since 1945. At the end, Nadal rolled like a kid on the hard court, the surface that was supposed to be beyond him. Still, Nadal is a different story, and Djokovic had less than 24 hours to rest from his near four hour marathon with Federer. He kept his unforced error count to near zero at the end, a remarkable feat, and he pulverised the white line with deep, whirring forehands. This will push both close. "It's more than what I dreamt," he said in his charming, halting English. In wake of the coronavirus crisis across the United States of America (USA), the US Open 2020 are imposing a rule of allowing only one coach to travel with the player. He had an opportunity there. Co-incidentally, on Thursday, the US Open took to their social media accounts and shared a video of the 2010 final between the then young Novak Djokovic and Spanish star Rafael Nadal. The humblest of champions, he will continue to deflect what he considers excessive praise but it is unavoidable. The way he’s been playing these past two weeks, Djokovic will have to create some very special blend to make it his second Grand Slam title, and will need the mind set and mental toughness he had against Federer last night during the fifth set. He was quietly saddened he did not get the chance to do so here, as victory on Federer's favourite surface would surely have confirmed the Spaniard as his master, at least for now, and maybe for all time. We’ll begin with Nadal, making his first appearance at the US Open Final and is favored to become the 7th man with Grand Slam trophies at all four majors. No need to. 10 Best Crying Jordan Memes of Michael Jordan Crying at Kobe... 14 Best Memes of Tyson Fury Destroying Deontay Wilder. Had it started earlier, the match would have been over long before the minor storm that rushed up the eastern seaboard. Sorry for him. Then came last night’s Semi against Roger. As it happened, the weather intervened, as forecast, and CBS handed over to their weekday partner, ESPN, while switching to their own news and the riveting showbusiness revelations of Entertainment Tonight. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Still, even that might not be enough. "Novak was unlucky. Although Federer-Nadal is … It was smooth sailing from there, not dropping a single set, beating James Blake, Mardy Fish, Gael Monfils and Phillip Petzschner in straight sets. By. Finals of tournaments? This year, of the 13 Spaniards in the draw, seven reached the fourth round, two were in the quarters – and the best of them all won the final. All Rights Reserved. He also beat Novak at Monte Carlo earlier that year, and Djokovic said “next time I face him, I’m probably going to have and play with two rackets. By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail Updated: 21:05 EDT, 8 September 2010 Djokovic put it best and most simply at the end: "Right now he's the best player in the world and he absolutely deserves this title. But it should be a matter of some alarm to Djokovic or anyone else left in the field that Rafael Nadal believes Flushing Meadows has still not seen the best of him. It was both a shame and predictable, then, that the finale to the 2010 grand slam season, a match that should have been a high-point in the game's recent history, was nearly reduced to a sodden farce by American television scheduling that suited the ratings and ignored the interests of the game, the players and the spectators. "You need matches to feel 100 per cent… I'm excited about going back to competition, without big expectations. He was vulnerable and imperfect; he converted only six of 23 break points, to his opponent's three from four. Also Read | Rafael Nadal Thanks Roger Federer For His Heartfelt Message To Academy Graduates. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Gameweek 3 in FPL is around the corner and a lot of managers are still whipping away... "Of all the relegation-fighting clubs in all the leagues in all the world, it had to be Watford." "The consequences have been always the same. He has not competed since February 29 because of the coronavirus pandemic. He's playing great. Now he ruled the tennis world. But he's working on it. Nadal was the first Spanish man to win US Open since Manuel Orantes in 1975. Only in the fading stages of the fourth and final set did Djokovic wilt like a battered contender, the accumulated baggage of two five-setters in an uneven but stirring campaign taking their ugly toll. Djokovic had a rought start to the tournament, dragged by fellow Serb Viktor Troicki, ranked 47th in the world, to a five setter. The first of those came against his unseeded countryman Viktor Troicki, when two sets to one down in the first round two weeks ago, the second in Saturday's semi-final against Roger Federer. Nadal would not wish that so. No need to. He is still only 24 and, if his knees do not give up on him, has every chance of passing Federer's record, given the Swiss is showing signs of decline and, at 29, may not be such a force at the highest level too much longer. Moreover, it is still unclear whether the competition will be staged at all. Nadal – Djokovic, 2010 US Open Final: Things to Consider, Lionel Messi Shows Royston Drenthe How to Dribble. It was his rotten luck the guy across the net was just as stubborn. US Open 2010: Novak Djokovic on a roll but Rafa Nadal looks invincible. Another Grand Slam, another place in the last four for Novak Djokovic, who maintained his admirable consistency by disposing of France's telescopically-limbed Gael Monfils in the quarter final of the US Open last night. Nadal became the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Openin the same calendar year, and becam… Cam Newton gives us a GIF-able moment with his incredulous reaction on the Patriots' bench, Must Read Resources for Retailers & Restauranteurs, All the Postseason Teams We Didn’t Bandwagon Yet | The Bandwagon, After 'horrific' results, Sock back in win column in France. 2010: Rafael Nadal wins his first US Open to complete career Grand Slam 2010 — Rafael Nadal wins his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. It was my f*****g fault': Agent Scott... 'There is so much riding on this - this is the guy to replace Vincent Kompany': Pep Guardiola's Man City... 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Defending champion, Juan Martín del Potro, chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August. A post shared by US Open (@usopen) on Jun 11, 2020 at 10:00am PDT, Also Read | Rafael Nadal 'statistically' Better Than Roger Federer At The Age Of 34. So what is there to know before the final tonight at Arthur Ashe? Only six men, the most recent being Federer and Andre Agassi, have won on all four of the game's biggest stages and at 24 the Spaniard is three wins from emulating them. By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail Updated: 02:05 BST, 9 September 2010. ", • Spaniard beats Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. But in some way you should not be doing this. Disappointed? Still, when he grabbed that second set off Nadal, it strengthened his resolve. As difficult as it might have been to reschedule at late notice, there was no excuse for CBS walking away from the coverage when the rain arrived around 6pm – which they were always going to do unless Nadal and Djokovic, baseline specialists and two of the slowest players on the tour, somehow conspired to complete the final in a little over two hours. 2010: Rafael Nadal wins his first US Open to complete career Grand Slam 2010 — Rafael Nadal wins his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6 … Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, US OPEN 2010: Rafael Nadal through to last eight after easily seeing off Feliciano Lopez, Kim Clijsters does just enough to see off Sam Stosur and reach semi-finals, West Brom 3-3 Chelsea: Frank Lampard press conference, Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton: Roy Hodgson press conference, Sheffield United 0-1 Leeds: Chris Wilder press conference, Pep Guardiola on Manchester City losing 5-2 to Leicester, Solskjaer on United late win: 'We need to improve a lot going forward', Brendan Rodgers salutes Vardy hat-trick after win against Man City, Conor McGregor showcases intense training and shadow boxing on ring, West Brom boss Slaven Bilić gives insight after draw against Chelsea, Ancelotti: 'I'm really pleased with our start of the season', Brighton 2-3 Manchester United: Graham Potter press conference, Man City v Leicester: Premier League match preview, Adebayo Akinfenwa slams FA's decision over 'fat water buffalo' slur. These two guys, with Nadal firmly positioned as the best in the ATP tour, are. US Open 2010: Novak Djokovic on a roll but Rafa Nadal looks invincible. Nadal will face Carreno Busta in his return to action in Rome this week and, while he expressed some sympathy with the world number one, the 19-time grand slam champion agreed with the widespread view that tournament officials were left with no other option after Djokovic's actions. That probably sums up... © Copyright © 2020 Sportige. Co-incidentally, on Thursday, the US Open took to their social media accounts and shared a video of the 2010 final between the then young Novak Djokovic and Spanish star Rafael Nadal. Players get used to disjointed matches because of weather but, from Djokovic's point of view, the stoppage, arriving with him a set down and serving at 30-30 and 4-4 in the second, seriously broke his rhythm. In pictures: The best images from the final. He has reached the quarter finals not just without dropping a set but without even losing serve, belying his reputation of vulnerability on the relatively quick cement mix at Flushing. Unlike Sunday's storm, which came and stayed, yesterday's lasted an hour or so and, after diligent squeegee work and blow-drying, Nadal and Djokovic were trading shots again by 8pm. He elected not to enter the US Open bubble to defend the title he won in 2019 and his only goal is to be competitive against his compatriot. Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Novak Djokovic believes these sort of restrictions will be practically “impossible” for him to follow, thus prompting him to contemplate on missing the US Open 2020 entirely. With Roger Federer also set to miss the tournament due to injury, Djokovic’s comments came as a huge blow for the US Open 2020 organisers. He'd already upset every prediction by beating Federer in a match that, to that point, could fairly be considered the finest performance of his distinguished career, even when compared with his win in the Australian Open final two years ago. [citation needed]. All previously scheduled tennis tournaments have been scrapped until at least late July. Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first US Open and join six of the game's greatest players as the owner of all four grand slam titles. Nadal eventually defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. His road to the final was very comfortable, and he has yet to drop a set at Flushing Meadows this Summer, making minced meat of Mikhail Youzhny in the Semi’s. He admires his greatest rival – and loves beating him. Major sporting events across the world, including professional tennis, have been put on hold since March this year. That’s the only way to beat him when he’s in this form.”. In the final, Djokovic was chasing the second Grand Slam of his career, having previously won the Australian Open in 2008. "I know I have a tough first [match] against Pablo. That's a fighter. 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"I arrived in plenty of time to try and have the right practices," Nadal added. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail Updated: 21:05 EDT, 8 September 2010 His ninth slam not only puts him seven behind the faltering Federer, but lifts him alongside Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi and Federer as owners of all the four slams. Del Potro was the third man in the Open Era not to defend his US Open title, after Ken Rosewall in 1971 (due to conflicts between the World Championship Tennis (WCT) and the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF)), and Pete Sampras in 2003 (who unofficially retired after the 2002 final). Disappointed? Win a $20K Vegas Getaway - Join the free BetMGM | Yahoo Cup today! On the other hand, Rafael Nadal was chasing a perfect 2010 by winning on clay, grass and hard courts in the same year. Novak Djokovic not only dumped Roger Federer out of the US Open to rob tennis of what everyone bar Rafael Nadal reckoned would be the sport's all … "It's very unfortunate, very unlucky situation. I am playing well but I am not at my highest level yet,' said Nadal, who beat Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
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