Rafael Nadal the world number 1 was beaten yesterday by Scottish born Andy Murray in the final of the Rotterdam Open.
Score: 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
The number 4 seed Murray said that Nadal’s recurring knee problem had a lot to do with his performance in the second set. Nadal failed to comment on his knee, however he did take a treatment break during the third set.
Murray said:
“I’m happy with the week but not especially with the way that it ended,” said Murray, who also won in Doha in January against Nadal.
“I can’t be disappointed with how I was playing. I knew something was wrong with Rafa as he took about 30kph off of his serve in the second set.
“But he was hitting so hard that it was rushing me. That was part of the reason for all of the breaks.
“I could see him shaking his head. But he’s not the kind of guy who’s going to stop chasing the ball unless there’s a good reason. He said that he sometimes has a knee problem when he plays a lot on hard court.”
Current Tennis Rankings:
- Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- Roger Federer ( Switzerland)
- Novak Djokovic (Serbia & Montenegro)
- Andy Murray Great (Britain)
- Nikolay Davydenko (Russia)
- Andy Roddick (USA)
- Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina)
- Gilles Simon (France)
- Fernando Verdasco (Spain)
- David Nalbandian (Argentina)
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