But, as with much of this tournament, forecasts and perceptions did not go wholly to plan, and the score – 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 – hardly reflected the depth and quality of a tennis match that more closely resembled a world heavyweight title fight. "I arrived in plenty of time to try and have the right practices," Nadal added. That's the first goal.

He also beat Novak at Monte Carlo earlier that year, and Djokovic said “next time I face him, I’m probably going to have and play with two rackets. Not even the presence of his friend Thierry Henry in his players' box could stop the Frenchman folding after getting a break up in the first set and he went down 7-6, 6-1, 6-2 to Djokovic. His road to the final was very comfortable, and he has yet to drop a set at Flushing Meadows this Summer, making minced meat of Mikhail Youzhny in the Semi’s. "del Potro Unable To Defend US Open Crown", Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2010 US Open Men's Singles draw, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2010_US_Open_–_Men%27s_Singles&oldid=973030662, Pages using infobox tennis tournament year footer with a known event, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 August 2020, at 00:57.

The Spaniard looks in irresistible form and few now doubt that he can make history on Sunday night and become the youngest player in history to win all four Grand Slam titles.

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The first of those came against his unseeded countryman Viktor Troicki, when two sets to one down in the first round two weeks ago, the second in Saturday's semi-final against Roger Federer. To the loser he said: "You're a great player, you're going to win this trophy very soon, I'm sure of that.". In wake of the coronavirus crisis across the United States of America (USA), the US Open 2020 are imposing a rule of allowing only one coach to travel with the player. Nothing new on that," Nadal said at a news conference.

In the final, Djokovic was chasing the second Grand Slam of his career, having previously won the Australian Open …

We are no longer accepting comments on this article. His ninth slam not only puts him seven behind the faltering Federer, but lifts him alongside Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi and Federer as owners of all the four slams.
In a year of outstanding sporting performances by Spain – most prominently elsewhere at the World Cup and the Tour de France – Nadal rode highest, the first player to win the French, Wimbledon and the US since Rod Laver in 1969 – and he is the first to do so on three different surfaces. Nadal will face Carreno Busta in his return to action in Rome this week and, while he expressed some sympathy with the world number one, the 19-time grand slam champion agreed with the widespread view that tournament officials were left with no other option after Djokovic's actions. CBS insisted on a start at 4pm local time (effectively 4.20pm after the usual hoop-la) to run into their peak early-evening viewing time – even though they knew there was a 70% chance of rain for the second day in a row. Now he ruled the tennis world. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. As difficult as it might have been to reschedule at late notice, there was no excuse for CBS walking away from the coverage when the rain arrived around 6pm – which they were always going to do unless Nadal and Djokovic, baseline specialists and two of the slowest players on the tour, somehow conspired to complete the final in a little over two hours. US Open 2010: Novak Djokovic on a roll but Rafa Nadal looks invincible. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. "Just to arrive to this final was amazing." Djokovic hasn’t beaten Nadal in a major, with the Spaniard winning all four meetings between them, the last one being at the 2008 French Open Semi Final, with Nadal beating Djokovic 3-0. Had it started earlier, the match would have been over long before the minor storm that rushed up the eastern seaboard.