Monday, September 12, 2011

U.S. Open - Nadal/Djokovic

I'm sitting here watching the grand season finale of my favorite spectator sport, tennis and the U.S. Open.  It's no joke that Djokovic is the favorite and won the first 2 sets with absolutely no problem.  I am a longtime fan of Rafa Nadal and in spite of that, had to place my wager on Djokov because of his absolutely brilliant play this past year, taking home 2 grand slam championships and taking home every win available in other tournaments.  And as I sort of expected, Nadal just couldn't seem to pull anything off against this warrior.  Djokovic won the first two sets easily,  making Nadal look almost like an amateur.  Then in the 3rd set, Nadal pulled off a tie and sent it to a tiebreaker.  Nadal has always done well in tie breakers and that was no exception--Nadal won the tiebreaker.  Djokovic then went down physically and had to call a medical time-out to treat his back.  After that, there seemed to be no stopping him.  I'm watching the final set where Djokovic has broken Nadal twice and I'm just waiting for the final set to be over.   What a run for Djokovic.  Rafa looks so totally resigned to the fact that he will lose this match.  I just love him though.  It's heartbreaking to see.  Here we go--championship point and the winner of the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic.  A great run and a great end to the tennis season. 

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