Rafa Wins No. 62 & Cilic is on Fire

Two titles were won yesterday.

First was Rafael Nadal winning his 62nd career title in the Rio Open defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets.

The Spaniard, who survived two match points in the semi-final against Pablo Andujar, never looked under any threat as he cruised to a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory.

It was Nadal's 43rd clay title and stretches his record on the surface to 298-21, the best of the Open era.

Dolgopolov hit several exquisite winners, especially from the backhand wing, but struggled to find a consistent enough game to trouble Nadal, who made only a handful of unforced errors in the whole match.

In the USA, an in-form Cilic won his 2nd title in 3 weeks. The Croat is certainly playing his best tennis ever as he defeated 4th seed Kevin Anderson 7-6(6), 6-7(7), 6-4.

"These three weeks have been very long for me," said Cilic, the winner in Zagreb and runner-up last week in Rotterdam. "I'm going to enjoy it for a while and have a little rest."