Rafael Nadal of Spain is congratulated by Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) after his victory in their men's final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, September 9, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic believes Rafa Nadal may soon displace him as world number one and has plenty of time to break Roger Federer's benchmark 17 major titles after the Spaniard roared to the U.S. Open title at Flushing Meadows on Monday.
Djokovic was beaten 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 by Nadal, who claimed the 13th singles slam of his career to move ahead of Australia's Roy Emerson (12) on the all-time list.
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