Rafael Nadal wins 5th Rogers Cup title, beating Medvedev

Rafael Nadal of Spain with the championship trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the finals during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports)

Russia's Daniil Medvedev reacts after a missed point against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the final of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal on Aug. 11, 2019. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a shot against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA in Montreal, Canada. (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports)

• Nadal defeated the 8th-seeded Russian in just 70 minutes
• The second-ranked Spanish star won his 83rd singles title and third of the year

MONTREAL, Canada: Rafael Nadal won his fifth Rogers Cup title, beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday in just 70 minutes.
The 33-year-old Nadal won the event for the third time in Montreal. The first came in 2005 at age 19 over Andre Agassi, and the second in 2013. Nadal won in Toronto in 2008 and 2018.
The second-ranked Spanish star won his 83rd singles title and third of the year, following clay victories in Rome and at the French Open. He extended his tour record for Masters 1000 titles to 35, two more than top-ranked Novak Djokovic.
Nadal had a walkover in the semifinals Saturday when Gael Monfils withdrew because of an ankle injury.
Medvedev, from Russia, was seeded eighth.