Serbian Djokovic was once again in impressive form against Nadal and dictated the match to record his second straight clay-court win over the Spaniard this year, winning 6-4 6-4.

This was his fourth consecutive win this year in a final against Nadal after winning in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid and Nadal was full of praise for his opponent:

“I have been doing everything that I can so I cannot ask myself more,” said Nadal. “I am trying and I am doing very well, but one player is doing better than me. The champion in my opinion is not only be able to win every week; it is when they are able to wait at the right moments and I am waiting at every week, trying to find solutions, and we will see what is going on next time… I wish him all the best and I have to wait my moment to win another time.”

After the match Djokovic acknowledged Nadal's dominance on clay.

“He is the king of clay and he is the best player ever to play on this surface. I have won against him twice in the last eight days which I think is incredible, an incredible achievement for me, and he has given me a lot of confidence for the French Open,” said Djokovic. “This is only a couple of tournaments this year and he has since been dominant on this surface for so many, many years.”

In claiming his seventh successive title this year Djokovic has also extended his unbeaten run to 37 this year and 39 in total and  is closing in on the record of 46 set in 1977 by Guillermo Vilas.