With the number one of ATP closer than ever, Nadal joined his seventh title of the season before Nicolas Kiek (6-3 and 6-2) at Toronto Masters Series. Of the nine who has disputed late this year, has lost only two.
Nadal reached the final of Toronto with an idea set, winning on a surface inhospitable. It was not the first time facing this challenge, especially after the last Wimbledon succeed. With this victory, Roger Federer sees the jeopardy number one in the world, an honor that has been 234 weeks; states soon ...
The Balearic won his third Masters Series of the season, before a rival who never believed in their own possibilities. The game started very cold, almost winter, despite the latitude and season invited to use the swimwear by decree. Nicolas Kiefer, forced to bite, was a helpless puppy. Meanwhile, Nadal was not himself, played at times, trompicones.
In simple service in another 'break' against. The Balearic won the first sleeve without despeinarse, relying on the services of a rival with respect too.
In the second set, the Spanish maintained regularity of a Swiss watch. Minute after minute, adding notches to his racket to despair of German. However, Kiefer wanted to turn the match into a real end. In the fourth game, eternal, intimidated Nadal to three point 'break'. But Rafa, with the mental strength those, the first gift came from German. With 2-2 in the first set, Nadal was two breaking balls, the first party. As usual, not missed an opportunity and got his first 'break'; played in the medium gas, costing him boot, "such as cars in the films' Serie B '."
Among carraspeo and carraspeo, Rafa invented some brilliant coup for desperezarse. For its part, 5-3, Kiefer will endeavor to more and more complicated, turning a which has become a genius, imposed its category.
There was no time for more, the German was unable to resist the coup and deflates. Nadal ended his agony by breaking another final, preceded by a fantastic auction from the bottom of the track. With this triumph, the Balearic and slashing the number one in the world. The next chapter of his fight with Federer will be decided in Cincinnati, where it needs to reach the finals and Roger fall in the first exchange.