Djokovic wins US Open mens title

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Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 to win US Open Tennis Tournament.

13 September,2011 06:47 am

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic returned brilliantly and swatted winners from all angles to beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 on Monday night and earn his first US Open title and third Grand Slam trophy of 2011.Djokovic improved to 64 wins from 66 matches with 10 tournament titles in a simply spectacular year, one of the greatest in the history of mens tennis or any sport, for that matter.Ive had an amazing year, Djokovic said, and it keeps going.Against No. 2 Nadal, Djokovic is 6-0, all in finals three on hard courts, including Monday; two on clay; and one on grass at Wimbledon in July. Djokovic also won the Australian Open in January, and is only the sixth man in the 40-plus years of the Open era to collect three major titles in a single season.Obviously Im disappointed, but you know what, this guy is doing is unbelievable, Nadal said.Addressing Djokovic, Nadal added: What you did this year is impossible to repeat, so well done.The best win-loss record in the modern era was John McEnroes 82-3 in 1984, although that included two Grand Slam titles, because he lost in the French Open final and didnt enter the Australian Open. Roger Federer was 81-4 in 2005 with two majors, exiting twice in the semifinals. Rod Laver (twice) and Don Budge are the only men to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a year.Djokovic attributes his rise this season to a number of factors, including a vastly improved serve, better fitness owing, at least in part, to a gluten-free diet he doesnt like to discuss in any detail and a seemingly endless reservoir of confidence that dates to December, when he led Serbia to its first Davis Cup title.Thats where Djokovic began a 43-match winning streak that ended with a semifinal loss to Federer in the French Open semifinals. The only other blemish on Djokovics 2011 record was a loss to Andy Murray in the Cincinnati Masters final last month; Djokovic stopped playing while trailing, citing a painful shoulder.That was the 24-year-old Serbs last match before heading to Flushing Meadows. His shoulder was fine, clearly, and while he was treated by a trainer for a bad back three times in the late going Monday perhaps the reason his serves slowed to the 90s mph (140s kph) in the fourth set he overcame it.