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 | Rafael Nadal triumphs in Japan10-10-2010 |
World number one Rafael Nadal wins seventh title of the season, having triumphed at Japan Open, beating Gael Monfils in the final two sets.
24-year-old defeat the Frenchman 6-1, 7-5. "It is very important for me to win the title. I want to finish the season well and it is the perfect way to finish it. I'm happy. I want to enjoy this moment because winning championships is difficult," said Nadal. The Spaniard has promised his fans on the court, that again will compete here next year.
He samples quickly Monfils in the first set where he lost only one game. In a tense second set, neither of them failed to break the other to 11 th game when Nadal sent S. WEINERT returning to lead by 6-5. Then he took the game to its submission and the match for 77 minutes