PARIS - Argentine David Nalbandian extended his perfect record against Rafael Nadal by crushing the world number two 6-4 6-0 in the final of the Paris Masters Series tournament on Sunday.
Argentina's David Nalbandian poses with his trophy after defeating Spain's Rafael Nadal in the final match of the Paris Bercy Tennis Open November 4, 2007. [Agencies] The unseeded Nalbandian, who had destroyed the Spaniard 6-1 6-2 in their first meeting in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters two weeks ago, highlighted his brilliant form with a near-perfect display.
Nalbandian, who beat Roger Federer for the Madrid crown before knocking out the world number one en route to the final here, claimed his second title in the showcase series and will be rewarded with a return to the top 10 on Monday at number nine.
Nadal, who had never lost a match in the French capital and was appearing at the $2.45 million indoor event for the first time, failed to emulate American Andre Agassi, the only player to have won both the French Open and the Paris Masters.
The first set was extremely tight with no break opportunity for either player until Nalbandian got two in the ninth game and converted the first with a return winner.
The Argentine then won his service game to love to take the set in 41 minutes.
The confident 25-year-old stepped up a gear in the second set and Nadal collapsed.
The 21-year-old Mallorcan looked helpless at times and showed signs of nerves, notably when he dropped serve with a double fault in the third game of the last set.
Nalbandian served for the match and swiftly earned three match points. He needed only one, a forehand winner which bounced on the net cord ending the three-times French Open champion's suffering.
A former top three player, Nalbandian served efficiently, returned superbly and dictated play with aggressive groundstrokes and occasional sharp volleys in a one-sided contest that lasted 68 minutes.
The 2002 Wimbledon runner-up narrowly missed out on a spot at the season-end Masters Cup featuring the world's top eight in Shanghai, where Federer, Nadal and company will battle it out from November 11.
Nalbandian, one of the world's most formidable players when on song, famously defeated Federer in the 2005 Masters Cup final.
黑色5月28 中国股市大跌6.5%
硅谷工作狂青睐液体营养餐
预言:富人将转化成新人类
下一代苹果手机或将提高像素
想象、激情、力量:未来主义建筑面面观
我国大陆千万富翁人数已超百万
调查表明:经常'秀恩爱'系缺乏自信?!
中国可能会划设南海防空识别区
苹果高管暗示将进军电动汽车领域
欧洲能源巨头寻求开展气候对话
巴黎将拆除艺术桥上的'爱情锁'
媒体批爸爸类“亲子节目”
香港购物街门店租金将下滑近20%
3%中国留美学生去年被 “开除”
离婚人士更易患心脏病?
香港上市公司佳兆业噩梦尚未结束
马航重组 8000员工遭裁员
东方之星客轮长江倾覆 载400余名老年游客
李克强总理出访拉美金句摘录
鸡有6个翅膀?肯德基控告造谣者索赔150万
调查显示近六成医生遭受曾语言攻击
TransferWise办公室惊现员工桑拿房
欧盟监管机构矛头指向Facebook
国际足联腐败高官受贿金额达1.5亿美元
公安部“网警”上线执法
加拿大发明仿生镜片 8分钟让你达到超常视力
外媒看中国:中国成好莱坞烂片沃土
美国神童11岁大学毕业
法国男子狂喝56杯酒身亡
微软尚未就Windows10价格进行规定
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |