The world No1 Rafael Nadal overpowered Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-1, 7-5 to win the Japan Open in Tokyo. This was a much easier task than the semi against Viktor Troicki who had two match point.
It was the Spaniard's seventh title of the year after a flawless match in which Monfils failed to force a single break point.Monfils, who is ranked 15th in the world and defeated second-seeded Andy Roddick in a hard-fought match en route to the finals, said he started off slowly because he warmed up with the arena roof closed and could not get used to the sunlight as it opened just before the competition began.
