It is lucky 13 for bullish Nadal
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> 55<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span>, <span word="nicknamed">nicknamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Bull">Bull</span>', <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flushing">Flushing</span> <span word="Meadows">Meadows</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="knee">knee</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="No">No</span> 2-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="withstanding">withstanding</span> <span word="No">No</span> 1 <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hustle">hustle</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="every">every</span>-<span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tense">tense</span>, <span word="taut">taut</span> 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 <span word="victory">victory</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>, <span word="crying">crying</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="point">point</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>."</p><p><span word="Hard">Hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>.</p><p><span word="Hard">Hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> 22-0 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>," <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="today">today</span>."</p>
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