Switzerland's Roger Federer also won the Spanish David Ferrer 6-1 7-5 in the match for third and fourth.
The Spanish Rafael Nadal was crowned champion of the tournament today in Abu Dabhi exhibition, in the final by beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 7-6 (2), 7-5 after just over two hours of mourning. In the battle for third and fourth, the Swiss Roger Federer also won the Spanish David Ferrer 6-1, 7-5.
Nadal out of the Center Sports International Abu Dhabi, complex near the stadium where the Barcelona recently gained the title of Club World, greatly strengthened, and Davis Cup winner now gets towards the Doha tournament, his official debut on the ATP Tour , where he argues the quarterfinals last year, then to Melbourne for spinning, and defend his title as Australia Open champion. If last year fell into the bottom of this exhibition at the British millionaire Andy Murray in straight sets, Nadal goes into this with the feeling of having partly recovered the freshness of his game with that in the first half of last year he won two tournaments on hard courts, the Australia Open and Indian Wells.
With Soderling, Nadal has never easier. Nothing more start this season, the Swede is still alive with memories of his phenomenal 2009 which allowed him to settle in the top eight of the world, and even participating in Masters Cup London, thanks to the work of his coach and compatriot Magnus Norman. A balance that has earned him even to beat Federer for the first time in 12 clashes on Friday.
Tournament was in London where Soderling won the final victory over Nadal (6-4 6-4), a new historic victory achieved after the second round at Roland Garros, where he stopped the mark of 32 games won by Rafael on Paris sand. Nevertheless, the balance still favors the Spanish in official tournaments held a 3-2 lead. The had not enjoyed today for statistics but to Manacor, determined not to let their opponents take advantage of downturns in their game because of injuries.
The party was decanted into the final stretch of the first set when Nadal pushed, and was much faster legs than its rival. However, and after saving two break points in the eleventh, Soderling had two set points to the next, with Nadal's service, but to Manacor made the most of your equipment and managed to save and force a tiebreaker which dominated with great clarity. In the second Nadal security and greater freshness contrasted with the irregular Soderling, and take more trouble. Nadal broke in the sixth (4-2) and lost his serve but then decided after three match points in the tenth. Soderling saved them, combining double faults with achievements, but in the twelfth his volley crashed into the net and Nadal took the victory.
Nor has gone wrong in Abu Dhabi to David Ferrer, fished to replace France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, injured, he was able to beat Russian Nikolay Davyndenko in the first game and although it fell to Nadal in the semifinals, Federer faced in the duel for third place, where he saved three match points before falling. Best of Ferrer were the twelve consecutive points to beat World number one in the second set. A bump in the left Federer, with his usual skill. Federer also participates on Monday in Doha, where along with Nadal is part of the big favorites, while the Xave, which in principle would play in Auckland, expect a special invitation from the Qatar tournament.