<p>Rafael Nadal held off a late surge from birthday boy Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim the 80th title of his career with a victory at the Toronto Masters on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nadal overcame a second set fightback from Greek youngster Tsitsipas to claim a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory in just under 1hr 45mins.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The win gave the 32-year-old Spaniard a record-extending 33rd trophy at the elite Masters level as well as his 80th title.</p>.<p>Earlier, a vocal crowd of local flag-waving Greek fans had sung Happy Birthday to the 20-year-old Tsitsipas as Nadal reflected on a successful campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The loss concluded the tennis week of his life for Tsitsipas, who beat four Top 10 opponent in a row to reach the final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's been an amazing week for me," he said. "This trophy means a lot after playing my first Masters 1000 final. Rafa is amazing, he never cracks. He will always grab you like a bulldog and he will always make you suffer on the court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He was (once) normal like all of us, and he managed to become this beast, this monster that he is today.</p>.<p>Nadal later announced his withdrawal from the Cincinnati Masters as he is looking to adjust his schedule to retain fitness ahead of his US Open title defence.</p>.<p>"I am very sorry to announce that I won't be playing in Cincinnati this year," Nadal wrote on Twitter late on Sunday.</p>.<p>"No other reason than personally taking care of my body and trying to keep as healthy as I feel now.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Halep wins</strong></p>.<p>World number one Simona Halep turned back American Sloane Stephens 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 to win the Rogers Cup women's title in a rematch of their French Open finale in Montreal on Sunday.</p>.<p>Romanian Halep, who had beaten Stephens in Paris in June, claimed her second Montreal title in three years and third for the 2018 season.</p>.<p>She closed out the hard-fought match with her third ace of the day.</p>.<p>"It's an amazing feeling to be able to talk again at this ceremony as a winner," Halep said.</p>.<p>"I feel like I reached my best level of tennis, even if I had a long break before this tournament and I felt dead after the first day."</p>
<p>Rafael Nadal held off a late surge from birthday boy Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim the 80th title of his career with a victory at the Toronto Masters on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nadal overcame a second set fightback from Greek youngster Tsitsipas to claim a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory in just under 1hr 45mins.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The win gave the 32-year-old Spaniard a record-extending 33rd trophy at the elite Masters level as well as his 80th title.</p>.<p>Earlier, a vocal crowd of local flag-waving Greek fans had sung Happy Birthday to the 20-year-old Tsitsipas as Nadal reflected on a successful campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The loss concluded the tennis week of his life for Tsitsipas, who beat four Top 10 opponent in a row to reach the final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's been an amazing week for me," he said. "This trophy means a lot after playing my first Masters 1000 final. Rafa is amazing, he never cracks. He will always grab you like a bulldog and he will always make you suffer on the court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He was (once) normal like all of us, and he managed to become this beast, this monster that he is today.</p>.<p>Nadal later announced his withdrawal from the Cincinnati Masters as he is looking to adjust his schedule to retain fitness ahead of his US Open title defence.</p>.<p>"I am very sorry to announce that I won't be playing in Cincinnati this year," Nadal wrote on Twitter late on Sunday.</p>.<p>"No other reason than personally taking care of my body and trying to keep as healthy as I feel now.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Halep wins</strong></p>.<p>World number one Simona Halep turned back American Sloane Stephens 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 to win the Rogers Cup women's title in a rematch of their French Open finale in Montreal on Sunday.</p>.<p>Romanian Halep, who had beaten Stephens in Paris in June, claimed her second Montreal title in three years and third for the 2018 season.</p>.<p>She closed out the hard-fought match with her third ace of the day.</p>.<p>"It's an amazing feeling to be able to talk again at this ceremony as a winner," Halep said.</p>.<p>"I feel like I reached my best level of tennis, even if I had a long break before this tournament and I felt dead after the first day."</p>