Nadal Loses to Djokovic

Well tonight was a sad night for Rafael Nadal fans.

The 21-year-old Spainard, still ranked No. 2 in the world, lost to the Novak Djokovic, 21, of Serbia. Djokovic has quickly become one of the greatest tennis players.

Djokovic keeps playing musical chairs with Andy Roddick to claim the No. 3 spot. Currently he is ranked No. 3 but if he wins tomorrow in the Rogers Masters final against Roger Federer, Djokovic could well secure that No. 3 spot for a while.

Despite the fact that he lost, tonight's match wasn't exactly a great game for Nadal. He played okay. Of course there were some pretty good shots on both sides, each hitting the ball over 200 mph a few times.

Djokovic played a pretty great game. He was all over the court but had Nadal running left and right. Nadal only got two aces for the night -- Djokovic scoring 10. Both served close to 70 percent.

The final score was 7-5, 6-3.

While I'm sad, no one can ever count Nadal out. Djokovic has only beat him two or times.

One thing that really excited me about this match was that my sister Kimmie watched it with me. She is not a tennis fan and has been hard to convert but she kind of enjoyed it. I was just glad to have her company.

Nadal will be right back on the courts soon. I'm really expecting a Federer/Nadal U.S. Open final but I wouldn't count out Djokovic and Roddick. Federer beat Roddick last year in the U.S. Open.

That's all for now. The Federer/Djokovic final is at 3 p.m. tomorrow on ESPN 2.

Goodnight and God Bless
Sarah