Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 in just under 1 1/2 hours on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup, his fifth straight tournament victory, his 29th consecutive match and ran his lifetime record against Kiefer to 4-0.
"Well, the result was easier than the match I think. But I have a tough moment at 2-2 in the second set. A lot of breakpoints against me. Some two, three, so it was a difficult moment," Nadal said. "Finally I win...matches like this, the important thing, the only thing, is win."
Just weeks after winning Wimbledon, the second-ranked Spaniard is closing in on World No. 1 Roger Federer for the ATP's top ranking. He has seven titles already this season, while Federer has two.
“I win on every surface, no? I win on grass, on hard, on indoor, and on clay, too,” Nadal said. “So if I am playing my best tennis I can win on every surface, no?”
Nadal now has a chance to dethrone Federer next week in Cincinnati, if he reaches the final and Federer again lost in an early round.
"Every player wants to be No. 1, no? I would love to be No. 1, but I am No. 2 right now," Nadal said. "I'm very happy to be No. 2. Because with my titles, with my points, in a normal situation I, well, would have been No. 1 before. So I think I have to be happy, very happy anyway if I am No. 1 or No. 2. Because if I am No. 2 it's because in front of me there is amazing player like Roger."
(source The Sports Network, photo/Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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