Rafa Nadal wins his first Cincinnati Masters Trophy. Beats John Isner in a thrilling final 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3).
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Rafa Nadal wins his first Cincinnati Masters Trophy. Beats John Isner in a thrilling final 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3).
Great final...:clap: :clap: for both Nadal and Isner
Wow..really great effort by nadal against big serving isner...going by the scores...guess it was a very very tough match and nadal prevailed in the tie breakers.....which channel telecasted it live.....
Just watched the highlights of final! Wow! what a speed game it was! Each forehand winner from both went like a jet! Unreachable! Terrific performances from both! To me, both were winners of this tournament!
During the whole match, Rafa had difficulty dealing with Isner's 140+ mph (225+ km/h) serves. The match was so close that it could have gone either way. Isner said a few days ago that beating Djokovic in the quarterfinals was the greatest moment in his tennis career, but his performance today was amazing too. At the end, patience and persistence helped Rafa win his first Cincinnati trophy. Congratulations to both players for a superbly played and thrilling match!
WOW! Three posts at the exact same time! :)
Here is the full match:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tOGlVWqNuQ
Some trivia:
It has been a while since there was a player from the USA in the top 20 of the ATP rankings. The Cincinnati Open lifts John Isner's ranking to #14.
During the presentation ceremony, John Barrett, the CEO of Western & Southern Insurance Company (sponsor of the tournament), told John Isner [who is 6' 10" (2.08 m) tall]: "John; you have raised this tournament to "new heights"! :) Most people in the crowd thought it was funny and applauded; but a few people booed!
US Open Seedings 2013:
1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2. Rafael Nadal, Spain
3. Andy Murray, Great Britain
4. David Ferrer, Spain
5. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
6. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina
7. Roger Federer, Switzerland
8. Richard Gasquet, France
9. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
10. Milos Raonic, Canada
11. Kei Nishikori, Japan
12. Tommy Haas, Germany
13. John Isner, United States
14. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland
15. Nicolas Almagro, Spain
16. Fabio Fognini, Italy
17. Kevin Anderson, South Africa
18. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia
19. Tommy Robredo, Spain
20. Andreas Seppi, Italy
21. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia
22. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany
23. Feliciano Lopez, Spain
24. Benoit Paire, France
25. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria
26. Sam Querrey, United States
27. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
28. Juan Monaco, Argentina
29. Jurgen Melzer, Austria
30. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia
31. Julien Benneteau, France
32. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia