Rafael Nadal cruised to his third US Open and 16th Grand Slam title with a crushing victory over South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in New York.<br /><br />Hoisting a Grand Slam trophy for the 16th time…<br /><br />RafaelNadal #USOpen pic.twitter.com/UAvcsP7MAG— US Open Tennis (usopen) September 10, 2017<br /><br /><br />The world number one overcame his opponent in three sets, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4 in Sunday’s final at Flushing Meadows.<br /><br />The 31 year-old Spaniard has now won two Slams in the same year for the first time since 2013 after having won the French Open in June.<br /><br />Nadal described his year so far as unbelievable given the injuries and lapses in form over the past couple of years. <br /><br />Roger Federer remains at the top of the men’s all-time Grand Slam list with 19 titles, three ahead of Nadal, who has now won 10 French titles, three US, two Wimbledon and one Australian.<br />
