Rafael Nadal is the King of Clay and of the South American swing.
The world no. 1 has just won his 62nd career title defeating a good Dolgopolov in the final. This titled allowed Rafa to tie Vilas and be 2 trophies behind Sampras and Borg.
In the first set Rafa won the decisive break in the 4th game (4-1) to clinch the opener at 6-3. The second set looked also smooth for Rafa that managed to break Alexandr in the 3rd game (2-1), but then he surrendered his service when he was serving for the match (5-4). At that point the set went to the breaker that Rafa won rather comfortably at 3. Finally Rafa scored 76 points vs. Dolgopolov’s 59. Match Stats.
Nadal: Today I was more solid
Rafa was still a bit upset by the semi-final against Andujar when he had to save two match points “I’m not very happy with the way I played yesterday, but I think today I was able to play with a little bit more calm, play a little bit longer and go a little bit more for the points. I played a more solid match today.
Dolgopolov: I am quite happy with the week
Alexandr stated “He was playing more solid than I watched him play yesterday. The stats were pretty impressive from him. As usual, he was spinning his forehand, making a lot of trouble to hit flat and couldn’t really get used to his serve much – only at the end of the match. But I’m quite happy with the week.
