Tokyo ATP 500 Tokyo Final
1 Rafael Nadal d 5 Gael Monfils - 61 75
This is the 7th title of 2010 for Rafa - and 43rd of his career.
Both players got to the final having saved MP's earlier in the week.
So Rafa is serving much harder and volleying much more - who is this?
I'll tell you who - a man who wants to be around for a long time to come.
So surely we can trash this "he can't play in the 2nd half of the year' thing.
Holding at 99: With this win he keeps his 100th ATP tour loss at bay.
For the 1st time this year Rafa will play a 3rd week-in-a-row in Shanghai.
He has a 1st round bye & will play the winner of Simon/Wawrinka.
As for Gael - after a great week he will open against Becker in Shanghai.
He is in the very daunting Djokovic/Berdych/Roddick quarter.
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