Nadal wins Rogers Cup

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeats Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Rogers Cup and closed in on the No. 1 ranking.

Updated on: Jul 28, 2008, 22:43:41 IST

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World No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Rogers Cup on Sunday and closed in on the No. 1 ranking.

Nadal won his fifth straight title, including the French Open and Wimbledon, and a career-best 29th successive match. The unseeded Kiefer, ranked 37th, was playing in his first ATP final since 2005.

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