Nadal goes back two breaks ahead in the first part and the Swiss desquicia

He joined Kuerten and Rios as the only champion of the three Masters on earth

Even a 5-1, the service in his possession and two balls set in their favor enough racket to the best in the world to define its sleeve to Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer ended desquiciado once again before the king of clay. Not even in your garden Hamburg, which since 2002 had succeeded only Mark Philippoussis Bates, could withstand the determination and character of his nemesis. Reacted in the second part, but what the party had lost in the first after so traumatic squandered his immense advantage. Nadal joined his tenth victory before Federer, defended with authority and epic dose of their status as the world number two and already accumulated 11 Masters Series events, the same as Pete Sampras. 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3.



Two battles for three hours each in just two days before the two players, respectively, and precede happen in the classification, reinforcing its aura of indomitable champion. Nadal landed in Hamburg with the encouragement of a growing Novak Djokovic in his neck after his untimely defeat in Rome. And although his two feet on living flesh, pounded by blisters, and moved with the president of the Spanish Federation of Tennis, Pedro Munoz, not helped prepare quoted German, the Balearic leaves the Rothenbaum club with the 26 th title of his career in his pocket after leaving the road in his two major rivals on the circuit.

Nadal back a 1-3 and 15-40 before Djokovic to sign the first match away from the semifinals. Extraordinary, but nothing compared to his reaction to Federer. The Swiss, a cyclone during the start of the meeting, took a 5-1 and a point in September to serve. On the other side, legs jamming by the effort of the previous day, Nadal offered all facilities: poor percentages with his service and, above all, a collection of short returns that allowed Federer attack pleasure from the average track. So far, until such time as that connected its first right parallel to the line gave the first option to break his rival. He did so, he returned to the chair and requested the assistance of physio to treat a muscle problem in his face Previous thigh of his right leg.

Zurdo when wielding the racket, Nadal load the weight on his left leg when hitting the ball. Thanks to this could overcome the inconvenience, forget-based right-wing winners and, above all, a setback crossed especially inspired with which exceeded over and over again attacks on the Swiss network. Nadal chained seven consecutive games, the last to start the second part with another break in favour. Inconceivable. He responded with fortitude and pride the number one escape when he saw a new final against Nadal, the eighth of the 12 who have disputed, the seventh on clay. Based on its service, neutralized immediately returned to their disadvantage and establish a 5-2 in their favour. But, as in the first set, squandering his credit.

Nadal, attended by a doctor during the finals
He had Federer, however, the ability to react again, even to save a 0-40 with five equals three breaking points which, if any confirmed Nadal had helped get him to sign the triumph. Then the points with his Swiss direct draw to force the tie-break and aim for 7-3.

But the mental battle once again opted Spanish side. What had made since the resolution of the first set. Federer's victory in the second only served to further reinforce the feeling that Hamburg has been the best during the week tennis so far this year. For quality and emotion without limit. Neither the followers of Federer, so anguished in the tier as his idol on the track, changed the gesture came when the decisive part. Nadal was already an almost perfect machine, unstoppable, much more accurate with his service with the deposit still far from the reservation.

The number two of the ATP, which increases by 50 points advantage over his Djokovic and declines at 150 to Federer, took advantage of the unique moment devolution of Federer in the third partial to win his third trophy of the course-with its 360,000-euro prize after the Monte Carlo and Barcelona. No longer is it important that hold no title on clay. In addition to his three triumphs in Paris, Nadal has triumphed in the three Masters Series of the year on the slow surface. Since 1990-when it established a timetable similar to that currently, only Gustavo Kuerten and Marcelo Rios had been able to win in Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg.

Federer, unbeaten so far in the nine contested final in Germany during his career, more than ever exposed his mental confusion increasingly being measured to Nadal in a hint of earth. A disease, apparently without cure.