New York was the sixth sore for Nadal

Rafa Nadal, every time he crossed the gateway to the National Tennis Center these days, 


could see this phrase inscribed: "I woke up in the city that never sleeps still king of the hill, number one. If I can do here, I can do it anywhere. " If I can do here the verses of New York, New York sung by Frank Sinatra were echoing in his head. Believe. Fight every point.
If I can do here, after five defeats, five open sores, in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Wimbledon Novak Djokovic against the ogre to do what I could come back anytime. But he could not. After 4 hours and 10min of tremendous struggle of 24 years Serbian Cup champion stood: 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1. His first title in NY and fourth largest of his career.
Nadal came into the game while blaring the Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N'Roses. The Serbian, ready and output the public against wearing a hat of the Fire Department, as punishment for 11-S. Welcome to the Jungle, Nole: break out with two straight furious ... But this was a game to get well. Only carry the shock to trade with high drives would not suffice in the swarm of Ashe, who lets his vomitorios devilish wind which stops services when pulling upwind.
Thus, upwind, allowed two breaks Rafa, seeking words of encouragement from his uncle in the corner. In the first set, the number two ended with a 58% first, 40% of points earned in the first and 45% of seconds. Impossible. And when he served better, he found a great athlete.
Brutal."When you sing out, when he sings?" Rafa told the judge tense 2-5. It was the party. But was hooked. And again broke for 2-0, but in the third game, which lasted 18 minutes, the Serbian managed to break him after six attempts. The tension was brutal. Was key. The sixth sore and bleeding, but the Spanish wanted to close it. In the third set Nadal fought like a dog and won the tie-break in tennis shoes and fury. Nole needed assistance to heal your lower back. ¿Strategy to stop the hurricane?. The fact is that it stopped. Djokovic remains the challenge of Nadal.
He stopped the gameDjokovic, who complained of lower back, called the trainer at the end of the third set and so broke the rhythm of Nadal. Then the physio also had to enter the room.
Nole will end up as number oneWith his victory, Djokovic will now in the ATP rankings with 14,720 points and 10,620 Nadal. A difference of 4,100 Serbian ensuring finish the year as world number one, a position he reached after Wimbledon. Between now and the end of the year, Nadal and Djokovic defends 1590, 1585. Next year, the new champion in New York will have to defend 6,000 points between Australia, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. It has also won five Masters computing to 1,000 points each.