Rain was the only thing stopping Nadal from yet another Masters 1000 title.  There was a rain delay at 4-all and then once again 2-1 in the second set.  They came back shortly after 8 PM. Ferrer won one more game, while Nadal won the rest, taking the second set, 6-2.

At 23 years of age, Rafael Nadal has tied Andre Agassi for his 17th Masters title, and moves him one ahead of Roger Federer.  Nadal came to net at opportune moments with 13 of 17 successful net forays and made fewer unforced errors than Ferrer.  This was Ferrer’s first Masters 1000 final.

Nadal will take the week off and is expected to play Madrid which is expected to have all the top players back including del Potro, Davydenko, and Roddick.  Time will tell if del Potro and Davydenko will play Madrid or not.