Nadal wins 13th Grand Slam title, beats Djokovic in U.S. Open final
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Spain\’s Rafael Nadal has won 2013 U.S. Open tennis championship in New York, defeating number one seeded Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Monday night.
With Spain\’s Queen Sophia among the spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 27-year-old Nadal, seeded number two, outlasted his Serbian opponent for his 13th career Grand Slam title.
Monday\’s win, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, also earned him a total of $3.6 million, which takes his career earnings through the $60 million mark, and also edged him closer to Roger Federer\’s record of 17 majors and put him one behind Pete Sampras.
In the pair\’s record-setting 37th meeting, world number two Nadal, who only returned to the tour in February following a seven-month injury layoff, took his lead over Djokovic to 22-15 as he added the US Open crown to the eighth French Open he claimed in June.
Nadal missed last year\’s U.S. Open due to a knee injury.
Monday\’s match was the 37th meeting between Nadal and Djokovic, and their third in a U.S. Open final in the last four years.
Nadal won the 2010 title, with Djokovic winning the 2011 trophy.
Source: Agencies
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