#1 Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal (2011)
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Novak Djokovic produced a near perfect performance in the final of the US Open 2011. In a match full of mesmerising points and long rallies, Djokovic pulled off an amazing win to win the first US Open title of his career.
Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and world No. 2 then, was outplayed in the first set quite comprehensively and the Serbian was looking well set for another major. The third game of the second set lasted 17 minutes and that had everything in it, 22 points, 8 deuces and 6 break points.
Nadal double-faulted in a crucial moment and lost the set 6-4.
The only moment in the match when Djokovic’s level dipped was in the third set. Djokovic was serving for the match at 6-5, but he was broken and the set went into a tiebreaker. Nadal won the tiebreaker and the set, but it was one-way traffic in the fourth set.
Djokovic broke Nadal’s serve in the second game and cruised thereafter to win his third Grand slam of 2011, fourth overall.
Djokovic became only the second man in the history to defeat both Nadal and Roger Federer during the course of one Grand slam event. Juan Martin Del Potro did it en route to the 2009 US Open title.
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