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Rafael nadal wimbledon!
Nadal takes down Djokovic to win U.S. Open
- Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2%2C 3-6%2C 6-4%2C 6-1
- Nadal claims his second U.S. Open crown and 13th major title
- It was the 37th meeting between these two rivals
NEW YORK — For a moment, Rafael Nadal was somewhere he never usually goes.
Deep into the third set of Monday's U.S.
Open men's final, a heavy Novak Djokovic forehand pushed Nadal back behind the baseline, where he tripped over his own feet and tumbled to the ground, seemingly in slow motion.
In that instant, the fall seemed symbolic, a turning point.
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Nadal promptly faced triple-break point and the prospect of Djokovic taking a two-sets-to-one lead. Point by point, Nadal dug himself out of the hole. An ace — his only one in the match — got the game to deuce. Four points later, he had a most improbable hold.
2013 u.s. open golfSix points after that, he'd broken Djokovic to take the third set 6-4.
Nadal's body hunched over, and he pumped his fist. Vamos! he roared.
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