Who did Rafael Nadal defeat in the 2010 US Open final to complete his career Grand Slam?
Answer
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2010 US Open final to complete his career Grand Slam.
Nadal won the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 at Flushing Meadows. The victory gave him his first US Open title and his ninth major championship. It also made him the youngest man in the Open Era to win singles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
The win completed a remarkable sequence: Nadal had already won the French Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open. The result is sometimes confused with the 2009 US Open, when Juan Martín del Potro defeated Nadal in the semifinals before beating Roger Federer in the final. Djokovic, meanwhile, reached the 2010 final after defeating Federer in a five-set semifinal.