Nadal batters Raonic to seal third Canadian title
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Fourth seed Rafael Nadal needed just 68 minutes to deliver a body blow to Canada’s biggest tennis week, routing Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2 to capture the Rogers Cup title in Montreal on Sunday.
The Spaniard then made it clear that he is planning to carry on this week to the final major tune-up prior to the US Open, the combined ATP-WTA Cincinnati event.
“We’ll see tomorrow, but I’m fine. I was able to recover well, I felt good physically today,” said Nadal who made quick work of Raonic, who now becomes the first Canadian man to be ranked in the top 10.
Nadal won his 25th Masters 1000 title and lifted his eighth trophy of the season to run his career title total to 58. He feels ready to go for another title in Cincinnati which began on Sunday. He looked smooth on the court, giving no indication that his chronic knee problems are a current worry.
He says he will not be thinking ahead to the August 26 start of the US Open. “The victories and the losses don’t affect the way that I prepare or the way that I work for things,” Nadal said. “When I will be in New York, I will work on thinking about the US Open.”
Nadal remains undefeated this season on the hardcourts after winning the Indian Wells title in March. He also won in Canada in 2005 and 2008.
Raonic, who was held to just four aces in the final, fell short in his bid to become the first Canadian to win the title since 1958, when Robert Bedard won what was then called the Canadian Open in 1955. Bedard was in attendance at the final.
“Rafa really gave me a clinic today,” said Raonic, who has broken new ground in the sport for Canada. “This was the most important moment of my career so far. I’m happy I could have it here in Canada.”
Nadal will move back to third place on the ATP world rankings while Raonic vaults into No. 10.
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