{"id":7034,"date":"2014-06-08T17:24:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T17:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennisfrontier.com\/?p=7034"},"modified":"2015-09-20T01:55:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T05:55:11","slug":"nadal-wins-record-9th-french-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennisfrontier.com\/archive\/news\/atp-tennis\/nadal-wins-record-9th-french-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadal Wins Record 9th French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rafael Nadal won a record 9th French Open on Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic in the final, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n

The first set went by the familiar script: nervy, anxious play from both in the first half dozen games. With Nadal serving at 3-4, Djokovic broke serve, then served for the set at 5-3. Despite going down break points, he finally held to get the first set 6-3.<\/p>\n

In the second set, they again held serve the first several games, until Nadal broke Djokovic when serving at 2-3. As happens so often with these two, Djokovic broke right back. After both holding serve the next few games, with Djokovic serving to stay in the set at 5-6, Nadal broke, and took the set 7-5.<\/p>\n

Gaining confidence, Nadal held, then easily broke Djokovic at the beginning of the third, quickly taking a 3-0 lead. Djokovic finally held in the fourth game, and had a break point in Nadal\u2019s next service game, but the Spaniard held to take a 4-1 lead. After a long seventh game, involving multiple deuces and break points saved, Nadal finally held. In the following game, Nadal broke Djokovic\u2019s serve, winning the set 6-2.<\/p>\n

By the beginning of the fourth set, Djokovic had become visibly ill, even being shown getting sick. Despite that, he held his opening two service games. After a series of errors when serving at 2-3, Djokovic lost serve. A straightforward next service game was expected for Nadal, however with his back showing signs of acting up, he lost serve, then Djokovic quickly held for 4-4. After a tough game to hold for 5-4, Nadal broke Djokovic\u2019s serve one final time, with the Serb double faulting on championship point.<\/p>\n

It was Nadal\u2019s record 9th French Open, and 14th Major, tying him in second place with Pete Sampras (Roger Federer has 17).<\/p>\n

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Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): In Mou We Trust<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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