US Open Finals Preview...

Here we are once again at the helm of destiny. Novak djokovic and Rafael Nadal will face each other for the 37th time in their career and 5th time in slam finals.
Nadal leads their head to head with 21-15, with the very recent one being at Montreal semis,where in Nadal won in 3 sets. On the other hand , Djokovic leads with 3-1 in slam finals, wherein the last one was at 2012 Australian open , considered by many as the best match in the open era next to Wimbledon 2008 finals.
This match was the catalyst for Nadal to overcome his instincts of having being beaten by Djokovic for 7 consecutive matches.It was a match that lasted for 05 hours and 53 minutes and the longest Slam Finals in History. Having witnessed Djokovic's dominance on Hard courts in 2011 and 2012, this year we have witnessed what Rafa is capable of on Hard courts. Rafa has 21 match winning streak this year on Hard courts and is just unstoppable against any of the players.Here is a brief statistics of the various parameters, which could  prove very essential in determining the winner of the Finals.

No. Of Games played.
Novak had not dropped a set up until the Quarterfinals at this year's US open. Same as the case with Nadal, who has been very relentless in thrashing his opponents. Novak faced a tough test in defeating Stanislas Wawrinka, wherein he had to play for more than 4 hours and 49  games in all to reach the finals. Whereas Nadal has dropped just 1 set in his 4th round clash against Phillip Kohlschreiber.In that match he played 39 matches, whereas it was all the way straight sets victory in all other matches.


Unforced Errors:

This is can be a Major deciding factor which could make or break Djokovic in the finals. In the Quarters and Semis itself Djokovic committed a total of 45 and 46 unforced errors respectively. You would be astonished to see the stats that Nadal on other hand had committed just 15 and 24 unforced errors in his Quarters and semis respectively. In the whole tournament Nadal had just 130 to 167 of Djokovic's errors.
This speaks a lot about the Game Nadal is going to play against Djokovic. A High count of unforced errors not only gives the opponent an added advantage but proves a lot about the consistency of ones game.
If Nadal is able to keep the momentum running with this less number of Unforced errors, there is no stopping the Spaniard in winning the title.

1st serve points Won:
Having a higher Ist serve points won, is an indication of ones strength in defending his service game. Nadal has had an average 80% of his 1st serve points won,while Djokovic has had won comparatively 75%.
Also Novak's going in for accuracy rather than speed on his 1st serves as the average 1st serve speed 104 MPH compared to 110 MPH Nadal's. Both have made an impact with their dominance over their opponents.

In a short summary, the finals is going to be of aggressive play and who would draw first blood in breaking the other.With Nadal's ongoing slaughter, Djokovic seems to be a tad less confident against an opponent who Djoker has beaten consecutively 7 times. Djokovic would need to up his ante and probably play a game that would make us remember his 2011 form. It would be very interesting to watch as it could be a match, that could put Djokovic to next pedestal, to be even considered as one of the best players in the history of Tennis. For Nadal, it would just only confirm his dominance in the most challenging era of Tennis. Nadal seems the probable favourite for the trophy, but we all know the mental and physical strength that Djokovic possess. If at all Djokovic plays on an aggressive note, sans a very less number of unforced errors, he could well pose a threat for Nadal.
The Match starts at 0200 hrs IST, 10/09/2013. So Guys, Enjoy a scintillating final among the two best players of the world and may the best player win.