Rafael Nadal wins the 2013 US Open - in pictures

Here come the players… to a soundtrack of Lenny Kravitz's Are You Gonna Go My Way. Honest. Lenny Kravitz. Photograph: EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

Hollywood comes to Flushing: Jessica Alba (top row second left), Amanda Seyfried (bottom row centre) and Justin Long (bottom row right). Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

Novak Djokovic stretches to return serve. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal takes the first set 6-2 courtesy of two breaks in 42 minutes. Djokovic made 14 unforced errors Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Before the final, Nadal's serve had been broken only once in 82 service games. But Nadal's serve is broken three successive times as Djokovic fights back. Photograph: KENA BETANCUR/REUTERS

A monstrous 54-shot rally epitomises the quality and determination on show. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images

Djokovic celebrates ecstatically and goes on to win the second set 6-3 Photograph: Darron Cummings/AP

The crowd is in awe, and expectations of a five-set match are growing Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images

Djokovic spurns three break points in the third set before Nadal ruthlessly counters to win the set 6-4 Photograph: MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

No Rafael Nadal isn't injured...he's just won the US Open championship after overpowering his opponent in the fourth set 6-1. Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images

It's his 13th major title and his second this year since returning from a seven month lay-off Photograph: MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

The assembled photographers snap pictures of the champion who is now one behind Pete Sampras and four behind Roger Federer in the all time standings Photograph: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for the USTA