Categories: Tennis

ATP: Final – Rafael Nadal wants the number 75

Rafael Nadal has reached the final of Beijing.The Spaniard, who was seeded top, beat Grigor Dimitrov in three sets.

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When everything already looked like a sure thing, it became exciting again: Nadal already led 6:3,3:1, when Dimitrov came back into momentum and Nadal lost a bit – second set went to the Bulgarians 6:4.In the final set, Nadal then quickly made the preliminary decision: Nadal directly eliminated the double break and took Dimitrov’s serve back to 6:1.

In the final, the world number one will now face the winner of the duel between Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev (from 3 p. m. CEST).

For Nadal, it’s the 75th.ATP title of his career, thanks to his US Open victory he has been unbeaten for eleven matches.In addition,”Rafa” is playing against his late curse: Since 2010 (Tokyo) he has not won a tournament after the US Open.In its current form, it seems that this year it is only a matter of time before this series will tear.

In Beijing, Nadal is in the final for the fourth time: In 2005, he won the title and lost to Novak Djokovic in 2013 and 2015.His record against the potential final opponents is 5-2: He has won twice against Nick Kyrgios and lost twice, and has won all three matches against Zverev.

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