TENNIS – Rafa Nadal beat Viktor Troicki 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final of the Stuttgart Mercedes Cup. The Spanish legend won his fourth title on grass but his first since Wimbledon 2010. This is third title Stuttgart having won titles in 2005 and 2007 when the tournament was held on clay. Diego Sampaolo
Nadal saved the only break point he faced for the entire match in the opening game. Troicki was able to hold serve as well in the set forcing a tiebreaker decided the winner of the set. However, in the breaker, Nadal quickly took charge and won it 7-3 points.
In the 2nd set, Nadal converted his first break point chance in the 4th game for a 3-1 lead en route to winning the set 6-3 and ultimately the match in 1hour and 27 minutes.
Nadal won his second title of the year after Buenos Aires on clay last February. “It was nice to win a title on grass after a very long time. In this period of the year every win is important for my confidence.”
