2 Rafael Nadal d 12 Tomas Berdych - 63 75 64
Hey Wimbledon seeding committee you might want to... oh never mind.
Rafa wins his 8th Slam title - AO: '09, W: '08 & '10, RG: '05-'08 & '10.
He's only missing the US Open - he's been to the semis the last 2 years.
He told McEnroe that he'd play Toronto & Cincy to prepare for the US Open.
This is the 3rd year running a player has won the RG/W double.
Rafa did it in '08 for the first time since Borg in '80, Federer in '09.
Rafa is now 2-2 in W finals, winning it the last 2 times he's played.
This is Rafa's (tour leading) 5th title for '10. He is 47-5 win/loss on the year.
He'll add 2000 points to his ranking total - to pull far ahead of the pack.
After the match John McEnroe asked about the trophy biting:
I did the 1st time in Monte Carlo '05 when I won the 1st time...
Maybe another time. After that all the photographers asking me for same.
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Not much actually separated them on the stat sheet in the 3 tight sets...
Except break point conversions: Berdych 0 of 4, Nadal 4 of 6.
After the match he invented a new victory move...
The Nadal Champion Somersault. Loved it.
Photos: Reuters/Getty Images
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