After being undefeated all US Open Series
with two Masters Titles, Rafael Nadal faces Novak Djokovic in their 37th
meeting
Nadal hasn’t lost a single match this year
on Hard Court, but Djokovic is ready to rumble and to end the Spanish’s
undefeated streak. Nole reaches this
final after a great comeback against Stanislas Wawrinka, the Serbian was 1 – 2 down,
but manage to recover and book a place in Monday’s final. Djokovic admitted that
Wawrinka was the better player after the match and he was fortunate for getting
this victory. About the game with Nadal, the World No.1 said that “He is
playing his best tennis on Hard Court and is the better player at the
moment. It’s going to be my biggest
challenge, but I know how to play against him and what I need to do”
Rafa has cruised into this final without big resistance. Only lost a set
for Philipp Kohlschreiber on R16 and the first time he was broken on serve was
against Richard Gasquet in the semi-final after 73 consecutive holds of
serve. Nadal knows this will be a very
tough and physical battle: “We’re both playing at good level and the matches
become very intense with long rallies. We push ourselves to the limit and I
hope to be prepared. I need to play aggressive to have my chance on this
contest”.
Nadal won the two previous meetings on
Roland Garros and Cincinnati and like it happened in those matches, this one
should be once again a very tough match. Nadal is playing at an outstanding
level, but he wasn’t really tested so far. Djokovic on the other hand, comes
from a difficult test where he passes although not playing his best.
I expect this match to be decided only in
the fifth set and Nadal maybe has more chances to win in a very close and
physical contest.
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