And that was it!
Rafa reaches the US Open final in style without conceding a single set to Richard Gasquet.
The King of Clay has extended his 2013 winning streak to achieve a wonderful 21-0 record and now lead Gasquet 11-0 on head to head matches.
Rafa was never really in trouble to win the first set comfortably 6-4. The big news was that the Spaniard finally lost his service in the third game of the second set to then recover and win the set at the breaker at 1. Rafa won the third set taking advantage of an early break.
The match ended after 2 hours and 21 minutes with Rafa scoring 102 points vs. Gasquet’s 84. Match Stats.
Rafa: I need to keep playing very aggressive against Nole
“It is good if both of us are playing at a very high level so the match becomes great because we play long rallies, we bring our game and it becomes a very difficult match for both of us.
I hope to be ready for that. I’m going to try. I need to keep playing very aggressive and play a very, very good match. Only like this I’m going to have a chance.”said Rafa about the final.
The final vs. Nole
Rafa and Nole have an impressive rivalry as they have played 36 times so far at professional level. Head to head is 21-15 for Rafa, but Nole leads 9-4 on hard courts. Rafa may be the favourite in the next match… let’s see!
