2013 US Open Rafael Nadal(Spain)Wins 2013 US Open Men's Singles Title Monday Sep 9,2013

Rafael Nadal(Spain)beats Novak Djokovic(Serbia)6-2,3-6,6-4,6-1 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 15 Monday Sep 9,2013 and wins the 13th title of his career at a grand slam

Rod Laver does the coin toss ahead of the final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic

 

Rafael Nadal's total of 13 major championships ranks third in the history of men's tennis, behind only Roger Federer's 17 and Pete Sampras' 14
Rafael Nadal Career Grand Slam Titles

• Australian Open in 2009
• French Open in 2005,2006,2007,2008,2010,2011,2012 and 2013
• Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010
• US Open in 2010 and 2013

Most Grand Slam singles titles

• 17 - Roger Federer
• 14 - Pete Sampras
• 13 - Rafael Nadal
• 12 - Roy Emerson
• 11 - Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg

Rafael Nadal has now won 10 titles going unbeaten in 22 consecutive hard-court matches in 2013

• Two Week prior to 2013 Australian Open,Nadal withdrew from the tournament citing a stomach virus

• Nadal made his comeback at the 2013 VTR Open in Chile but lost in the finals to Horacio Zeballos(Argentina)

• Nadal won the 2013 Brazilian Open beating David Nalbandian(Argentian) 6-2,6-3 in the finals

• Nadal won the 2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel beating David Ferrer(Spain) in the finals

• Nadal won the Indian Well Masters beating Juan Martín del Potro(Argentina) in the finals

• Nadal lost ot Novak Djokovic in the finals of 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

• Nadal won the 2013 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell beating Nicolas Almagro in the finals

• Nadal won the 2013 Mutua Madrid Open beating Stanislas Wawrinka in the finals

• Nadal won the 2013 Rome Masters beating Roger Federer in the finals

• Nadal won the 2013 French Open beating David Ferrer in the finals

• Nadal then lost his first-round match at the 2013 Wimbledon to Steve Darcis(Belgium)

• Nadal won the 2013 Montreal Masters(Canada Open)beating Milos Raonic in the finals

• Nadal won his 26th ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati  beating John Isner in the finals

• Nadal won the 2013 US Open beating Novak Djokovic in the finals

By defeating Novak Jokovic in the 2013 US Open Finals,Rafael Nadal has won 6 of their last 7 matches dating to January, 2012.

This was their 37th match against each other, the most between any two men in the Open era, and Nadal has won 22

Novak Djokovic was the first player to reach 4 straight US Open Finals since Roger Federer advanced to 6 straight from 2004-09 (winning five)