Rafa Nadal is a Tennis God! 

Rafa defeated Denis Istomin in his second US Open match, in straights sets 6-2 7-6 7-5. This was by no means an easy match. Rafa won in straight sets, but Rafa serving was off the charts record breaking for Rafa. Overall I am very proud of Rafa on his serving but the match went 7-6 7-5 because I think of these following reasons:

Being there an having witnessed this greatness & achievement for Rafa, I have mixed feelings about Rafa's game after this match. The serve has improved considerably since Toronto and Cincinnati, The speed, the placement, and the accuracy of his serve was awesome. But, his backhand is still shaky, but he is still slicing a lot and runs around it. The forehand is working, but at times is too loopy, he needs to flatten it out more. He has improved alot in his game but I feel in order to win this title he needs to work on that backhand more.

Some Photos

i <3 this face!

Match Statistics:

	Nadal	Istomin
Statistics on Serve
Aces	8	10
Double Faults	3	0
1st Serve %	65%	61%
1st Serve Points Won	50/60 (83%)	48/67 (72%)
2nd Serve Points Won	23/32 (72%)	21/42 (50%)
Break Points Saved	7/7 (100%)	3/6 (50%)
Break Points Won	3/6 (50%)	0/7 (%)
Points
Total Service Points Won	73/92 (79%)	69/109 (63%)
Total Return Points Won	40/109 (37%)	19/92 (21%)
Total Points Won	113/194 (58%)	88/194 (45%)
Other Stats
Winners	32	30
Unforced errors	25	40
Net Approaches	13/19 (68%)	13/23 (57%)
Serve Speeds
Fasted Serve Speed	134 MPH	128 MPH
Average 1st Serve Speed	121 MPH	116 MPH
Average 2nd Serve Speed	89MPH	91 MPH

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stats by usopen.org