Tennis Update: Nadal secures another title in Tokyo at the Japan Open 2010
The current world number one Spanish champ Rafael Nadal continued his great form of tennis and clutched another tennis title for him in Tokyo. Nadal successfully captured his seventh title of the season by winning the Japan Open tennis tournament, which
is being held in Tokyo.
In the final of the Japan Open, the twenty four year old hammered his French veteran world number fourteen rival Gael Monfils in straight sets. Nadal who was beaten in the semi finals of the Thailand Open was trying to give his full in Japan Open and secured
a thrashing victory against the French the carry the trophy.
The victory in the event has given the Spaniard a strong boost and he is now aiming to keep his winning streak alive for a longer period of time. The final match of the event was a two setter match between Rafael Nadal and the twenty four year old fifth
seed Gael Monfils, which was brilliantly won by the Nadal by 6-1 7-5.
In the match, the world number one ace displayed the best of his game and showed his class pretty bluntly. He broke his French rival early in the first set of the match and snatched the first set of the match by losing just one game.
In the second set, the twenty four year old French tennis ace Gael Monfils recovered marvellously well and gave the world number one a very strong challenge. Gael displayed some brilliant game of tennis but Nadal seem to be a bit too tough for him as he
was broken by the Spaniard in the eleventh game of the second set. Later Nadal took the lead of 6 points to 5 and clinched the glorious victory.
After the match, Nadal seemed pretty excited and happy about his performance and told the world that he is very happy with the way he has performed as winning a title is always very encouraging and special for him. He expressed his aims and ambitions by
saying that he wants to end the season by performing superbly and said that winning an event is always special and so far, he has enjoyed every moment of it.
On the other hand, the Monfils seemed pretty relaxed and satisfied with his performance as well. After the match, the world number fourteen expressed his thoughts very confidently and told the media that it was a very good match for him and he is happy to
give Nadal some serious challenge in the second set of the match. He admired the game of Nadal by saying that he is a great player and his win is very well deserved. He said that he will try his level best to improve his game to give a better challenge next
time.
Now the Spanish super star is one of the three players who are selected for the end of season ATP World Tour finals which will be held in London. When he was asked about the fact, the Spaniard said that it is a very special moment for him and no doubt the
World Tour Finals is going to be a very tough event for him and he will try his level best to keep his good playing form.
Nadal is now aiming to participate in the upcoming tennis event which will be held in Shanghai next week. The upcoming tournament will be the third Asian tournament for the twenty four year old world champ after winning the US Grand Slam which was held in
August. The current victory in the Japan Open has given Nadal a very strong confidence boost and now the champ is eyeing to snatch each and every chance of winning the glory to end the season marvellously. As a fan, we can only wish the veteran best of luck
for the upcoming events.
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