Rafael Nadal beat Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday in the Rogers Cup final, spoiling Raonic's bid to become the first Canadian winner in the event in 55 years.
Robert
Bedard, the last Canadian to win what was then called the Canadian
Open in 1955, was in attendance to see Nadal claim his
third Rogers Cup title. The Spanish star also won in 2005 and 2008.
Raonic
was the first Canadian since the now 81-year-old Bedard even to reach
the final.
Nadal,
playing his first tournament since a first-round loss at Wimbledon in
June, posted his eighth tournament win this year and the 58th of his
career. On Saturday night in the semifinals, Nadal beat two-time
defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
By
reaching the final, the 22-year-old Raonic will move up to
10th in world rankings, a record for a Canadian. He will be the
youngest player in the top 10. Nadal will move from fourth to third.
Nadal had defeated world Number One, Novak Djokovic in the semi final to
advance to the final.
My man Nadal.
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