Rafeal Nadal worlds number 3 seed beat John Isner on the 17th of August 2013 to win his 26th Masters title.
he Spaniard won 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (7-3) to secure back-to-back titles following his success in Montreal last weekend.
Nadal, 27, saved two set points in a tight opening set and came through another tie-break to seal victory and clinch his 59th career title.
"It's very special for me to win here," said Nadal, who starts his bid to win a second US Open title in eight days.
“I can certainly hold my head high when I look back at this tournament I just played against one of the best tennis players in the world.” -John Isner
The duo fought to 8-8 in the
tie-break before Isner volleyed the ball into the net to give Nadal set
point and the former world number one clinched it when the American's
return fell short of the net.
hot Ohio court
with clinical cross-court forehands and volleys but again the match went
with serve.
Two thunderous forehands put Nadal two match points
away from victory in the 10th game but the hard-working Isner
extinguished the Spaniard's chances with two inch-perfect backhands to
level the match at 5-5.
The set went into a second tie-break but it was the two-time Wimbledon champion who held his nerve to take a 5-3 lead before clinching victory in the 10th point.
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