{"id":4515,"date":"2018-08-12T03:07:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T03:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2018-08-12T03:07:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T03:07:14","slug":"rafael-nadal-wins-2018-rogers-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/rafael-nadal-wins-2018-rogers-cup-final","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal Wins 2018 Rogers Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rafael Nadal celebrates after wining the 2018 Rogers Cup final in two sets<\/p><\/div>\n

After Rafael Nadal beat Karen Khachanov in the semifinals 7-6, 6-4, it was a sign of what is to come going into the finals against Stefanos Tsitsipas. After all, was said and done, Nadal smiled as confetti rained down around him and he raised the Maple Leaf trophy in celebration of his victory and winning the final.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s win was Nadal\u2019s 80th on the ATP tour in his career. Ranked No.1 in the world, he proved too much to handle for StefanosTsitsipas<\/a> who lost in two straight sets. The sell-out crowd at centre court were cheering for Nadal, and he delivered after just over an hour and 40 minutes of play.<\/p>\n

While Rafael Nadal<\/a> has faced many title matches in his career, even he was nervous as he began serving his last match knowing if he won, he would be crowned champ. As Nadal spoke with the media after the centre court celebrations, he took his seat beside the trophy and to the media said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a completely human person. I get nervous and I miss it, and that\u2019s it. After that, I accept the situation. Just fight back and try to stay positive. That\u2019s what I did. And in the tie-break, I played a little bit better again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nadal was up in the second tie-breaker in the second set, and after hammering a forehand-cross that Tsitsipas was helpless to respond to, he skipped across the court, fists closed and screamed with jubilation. The crowds roared their approval and gave him a standing ovation, one out of appreciation, one out of respect.<\/p>\n

For Tsitsipas, who was celebrating his 20th birthday, it appeared early on that Nadal was in control. Tsitsipas stunned crowds when he beat Novak Djokovic in the third round earlier in the week and then succeeded in coming away with a win in the third round against Alexander Zverev to move to the quarterfinals. During the semifinals, Tsitsipas continued his successful run in three sets against Kevin Anderson to move onto the finals, a first for the Greek player.<\/p>\n

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