Rafael Nadal proved that he would still be the man to beat when the French Open begins later this month after he humbled Novak Djokovic 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to win a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 title.
The
Spaniard, who had shared the record of 33 Masters titles with the Serbian world
number one, warmed up for the defence of his Roland Garros crown by securing
his ninth Rome title.
Nadal got off to a flying
start by whitewashing Djokovic in the opening set. It was the first time there
has been a 6-0 set during a meeting between the two rivals.
Djokovic took the second by
breaking Nadal's serve for the first time while leading 5-4, but the second
seed responded in style by storming through the decisive set.
When Nadal's previous three
claycourt tournaments had ended in semi-final defeats, it no doubt gave his
rivals hope that his long reign at Roland Garros could be coming to an end this
year.
However, the way he
demolished the world's top ranked player in the opening and third sets on
Sunday would have once again struck fear into any of those challengers who had
been harbouring hopes of lifting the Musketeers' Cup on June 9.
The Spaniard heads into
Roland Garros in top form after seeing his serve broken just twice en route to
claiming his first title of 2019 in his 50th Masters final.
The 32-year-old left Djokovic
in a daze as he stormed through the opening set in 39 blistering minutes.
The top seed fought back in
the second as he saved four break points before winning the decisive game on
Nadal's serve to take the set 6-4.
But the Serb, who had
survived three-set battles against Argentines Juan Martin del Potro and Diego
Schwartzman to reach the final, faded in the final set as he dropped his
opening service game before Nadal surged clear.
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
