Rafael Nadal faces John Isner on Sunday in the 2013 Cincinnati Masters Final. The match starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream HERE and HERE.
World No. 3 Nadal can win his first Cincinnati Masters title and his ninth ATP title of the season. With his semifinals win on Saturday against Tomas Berdych, the "King of Clay" is now 14-0 on hard courts.
Nadal has found ways to win at Cincinnati. He began the tournament with a win against Grigor Dimitrov (6-2, 5-7, 6-2), then a thrilling victory over longtime rival Roger Federer (5-7, 6-4, 6-3) and finally a semifinal win over Berdych (7-5, 7-6(4)).
"It's just amazing being in another final here," Nadal said, via the Guardian. "I don't know if it's the best I've felt on a hard court, but I am trying to be closer to the baseline, to give myself the best chance. Last week in Montreal too I played a couple of great matches, and I have adapted well again here. Last week the ball was so quick in Montreal. If I can't put balls inside, my game is not working well. I need to attack."
Opposite of Nadal on Sunday will be World No. 22 Isner. The American has played great this tournament in the bid for his first Cincinnati Masters title. He defeated Florian Mayer (6-3, 6-4), Richard Gasquet (7-6(6), 6-2), Milos Raonic (7-6(5), 6-4), World No. 1 Novak Djokovic (7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5) and Juan Martin del Potro in an exciting semifinals bout (6-7(7), 7-6(9), 6-3).
History is on Nadal's side. The two have played each other three times, all of which Nadal has won. They last met in 2011 on the clay of Roland Garros - Nadal won in five sets.
*Stats via ATPWorldTour.com and MatchStat.com.
