Post by RainerShuttle on Jul 18, 2005 13:46:10 GMT
Singles Final Result[/u]
Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Manuel Santana (ESP) (4)0-6 6-1 6-4
from ATPtennis.com
Nadal steers to Mercedes Cup
Young Spaniard Rafael Nadal recovered from a disastrous start to defeat fourth seed Manuel Santana and win his second title of the year. Nadal had beaten the king of clay Thomas Muster in the second round here, showing his incredible talent before shwoing great mental toughness to down Santana despite being thoroughly out-played early on. The title here at Stuttgart follows on from his success on the clay at St. Poelten just before Roland Garros and shall push his ranking well inside the top 20. For Santana, this has been another fine week of tennis for him even though he was unable to take home the title and he will move up to a career high ranking of world number 3 this week.