Unstoppable Nadal clinches Japan Open

The Spaniard is now all set to top the ATP rankings for the year 2010 as he clinched seventh title of the year while improving his tour-best record to 66-8.In a methodical performance, Rafa never allowed his French opponent to dictate terms and dominated the match right from the start winning first set by 6-1. Monfils failed to force even a single break point in the whole match.Using his strength at the baseline, Nadal forced the fifth-seed Monfils on the backfoot and played with him like a maestro.Monfils raised his game in the second set but still it proved below Rafa’s standard as he failed to produce the match-winning effort.As Nadal completed his victory, a packed crowd of 10,000 in Tokyo stood up to cheer for the true champion, who has won nine grand slam titles.By winning Japan Open, Rafael Nadal has pocketed $260,000 in his debut Tokyo effort – Sportsencounter