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Nadal triumphant at Queen's
French Open title holder Rafael Nadal triumphed over Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2008 Artois Championships today.
Prior to today's contest the Spaniard Nadal held an 8-3 lead in their head-to-head matches but this was only their second ever meeting on grass. Their first meeting at last year's Wimbledon was inconclusive as the Serbian Djokovic had to retire through injury.
The first set ended in a tie-break when Nadal managed to claw his way back after a shaky start to the set. The pulsating set decider finished 8-6 to the Spaniard and put him in the driving seat. After going 2 games up in the second set it looked as if Nadal might go on to an easy win but Djokovic had other ideas and rallied to pull things back. Both players produced brilliant tennis in the nail-biting set until Nadal finally won 7-5.
Nadal's 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 victory means he is the first Spanish player to win a grass court title since 1972. He is also the first player to win the French Open and the Queen's titles in the same year since 1979.
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