NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal won a tightly-fought third set in the U.S. Open men's final against world number one Novak Djokovic to move within one set of claiming the championship on Monday.
The second-seeded Spaniard battled back from triple break point down in the ninth game of the set to hold for 5-4 and then broke Djokovic in the next game to take a 6-2 3-6 6-4 lead.
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