Rafael Nadal wins men’s singles title in Beijing, beating Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Rafael Nadal capped a magnificent summer by winning the gold medal in the men’s singles tennis in Beijing. Nadal eased to a straight sets victory over Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez, winning 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3. The 22-year-old Wimbledon [...]

Will this man still be grimacing come match point? Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP
First set: Federer* 2-3 Nadal Federer completes a love hold with a booming ace, and that’s normal service restored by the big-serving Swiss.
First set: Federer 1-3 Nadal* Nadal consolidates his advantage, but only after a struggle. Continuing to pepper the Federer backhand off his [...]

Expect plenty of the above this afternoon. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
Second set: Federer 0-1* Nadal The last player to win the French without dropping a set was Borg. Don’t bet against it happening again. That’s another love game for Nadal, who slides to his right to intercept a decent Federer approach at 40-0 and makes the [...]