This was a great finish to an almost perfect season. Serbian Novak Djokovic has just won the 2011 US Open after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain by 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1. He needed four sets and overcome constant pain in his lower back, but Novak Djokovic has now won three of the four Grand Slams of 2011. Novak Djokovic found himself down by two games in the first set. It wasn’t the best start for the Djoker, the player who has mustered his way into the record books with one of the finest seasons ever, but he looked quite brilliant against the defending champion Rafael Nadal. Still, with an incisive backhand, Novak Djokovic managed to turn the first set around and won 6 straight games to outplay Nadal 6-2 in the first set. In the second set, once again Nadal came very aggressive at the start and opened up a 2-0 lead early. But Novak Djokovic wasn’t going to let the Spaniard take a 3-0 advantage and in after a 27-play tiebreak, he managed to win the third game to shorten distances in the second set. Still, Nadal managed to regain his confidence and at least momentarily he was able to push Djokovic and break his service for to tie the set 4 games apiece. Still, Djokovic didn’t lose his tempo and took a 5-4 advantage to serve with a 5-4 advantage in the second set. Djokovic’s first return had been the key to his success in the second set. Despite the fight, Nadal couldn’t really work his way around the frustration and Djokovic won the second set 6-4. In the third set, Djokovic was again pushing Nadal to his limit. By the fifth game the set was 2-2 and one of the best rallies was played. Nadal gave it his best shot, but at the end, Djokovic took the 5th game and served with a 3-2 advantage. By the last few games of the third set it became evident that Rafel Nadal wasn’t going to be able to successfully defend his championship. He did manage to win the thir set to make it 3-3, and then pushed him to a 40-0 deficit on the seventh game. Nadal was taking advantage of Djokovic’s weakest moment in the game and took a 5-3 advantage. Nadal kept on pushing Djokovic and eventually his body began to give signs of fatigue. The third set proved to be a long set and Djokovic took his turn at serve down by 4-5. Djokovic managed to tie the set 5 games apiece but he was starting to hope that the game would end up soon. He was tired and you could see it in his face. Nadal would eventually win the third set, in the tiebreak, 6-7. In the fourth set, Djokovic managed to build a 4-1 advantage and after receiving medical attention twice for back pains, he was starting to see the end of the road. He dominated the fourth set, he worked through the pain and by the time it was all over, he had defeated Nadal by 6-1 in the fourth set. Djokovic Motivation was at the top of his game. Djokovic had played a very challenging semifinal game against Roger Federer. The Djoker survived a 2 set deficit and 2 match points in the 5th set to beat Roger Federer for the fourth time this season. It was one heck of a match. All the tension, all the beauty of his comeback could be retraced to Djokovic's daring crosscourt forehand winner when he was down by a double match-point. Nadal had taken the better part of their head to head matches. But not this year and not on Grand Slams: this had been Novak Djokovic’s season. Earlier this year, at Wimbledon, Djokovic outplayed Nadal in the championship game at the All England Club. Djokovic defeated Nadal in four sets, 64, 61, 16, 63, to win his first Wimbledon title and third grand slam singles title overall. It was Djokovic's fifth consecutive win over Nadal, all of them in finals, and it was his first victory over Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament after six attempts. The US Open title was next. The Djoker had previously won the 2008 Australian Open. With this win, he has secured his third title in 2011. This year he has won at Australia, at Wimbledon and at the US Open. He only lost to Roger Federer in the semifinals of the French Open, the one title he has to win in order to clinch a career grand slam.
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