Watch & Enjoy! Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal live stream Final US Open 2011 on your PC. Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal live Final match will be taking place on 12th September 2011, 4pm ET at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
1-NOVAK DJOKOVIC VS. 2-RAFAEL NADAL
Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer in five sets to advance to his second straight U.S. Open Final
It's not common for that to happen to a 10-time Grand Slam champ, but it was pretty clear after Djokovic outlasted clay-court dominator Nadal in Madrid and Rome that the Spaniard has serious problems on his hands because no player had ever beaten him back-to-back in major finals on his beloved red dirt since he won his first Roland Garros title in 2005. And then there was Wimbledon, where Djokovic, who has struggled so mightily on the grass, negated the Spaniard's speed on turf by handcuffing him again and again.
Nadal beat Djokovic in the final last year, but Djokovic is 5-0 against the Spaniard this year. All the meetings have been in tournament finals, including Wimbledon. On Monday, Nadal must try to stop the losing streak against a player who will come into the final on the high of a win he called definitely the biggest of the year and "one of the biggest wins of the career under the circumstances."
"He's obviously the favorite for the final, and I know I have to do something better than the other matches to try to change the situation," Nadal said.
Djokovic spent much of the first two sets shaking his head, commiserating with the folks in his players box, even folding his hands in mock prayer. Then, he turned things around suddenly and unexpectedly.
He got an early break in the third to capture the momentum, and as the match wore on, the prospect of Federer grabbing it back, let alone getting a match point, seemed bleak.
In the fourth set, Djokovic placed 16 of 20 of his first serves in and tore off his first 15 service points to easily push the match to the distance.
The fifth-set end-game started with Djokovic serving at 3-4 and stringing together an uncharacteristically bad game, getting broken at love on two mishit forehands, a framer of Federer's that set up a winner and a double fault on a second serve that missed the line by about a foot.
After missing a backhand to open his service game at 5-3, Federer hit three straight serves Djokovic couldn't get back. That gave him two match points, same as he had last year against Djokovic in the semifinals, and the fans were squarely on his side, as he stood oh-so-close to making his 24th Grand Slam final and moving a win away from adding to his record 16 Grand Slam titles.
Nadal always gives it his all, and he's going to try darn hard to get on top of Djokovic early and get the crowd involved. He can't afford to start sluggish or else the Serbian is capable of steamrolling him. I would like to say that this will go a long five sets, but I really see it going a long four, where unlike last year, it will be Djokovic raising the big trophy and concluding a fantastic Grand Slam year with three major titles. Thanks for reading. It's been a blast, as always.
4pm-7pm Men’s Singles Final - CBS
10pm-12am Mixed Doubles Final – Tennis Channel
The big final which will be taking place on 12th September 2011, you will be able to catch all the actions live right here below.
