Nadal ate same meal at same restaurant every night before US Open win

According to the New York Post, Nadal dined on Chilean sea bass, fried rice and noodles at a Manhattan Chinese restaurant every evening that he was not playing a night match, including on Sunday, before his finals battle against world No.1 Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal. Pic/ AFP

The report also mentioned that Nadal and a large group of his friends and family, including his longtime girlfriend Xisca Perello, made their way to the restaurant to celebrate the victory with a late dinner.

The report added that the owners kept the kitchen open until 12:30 a.m. to accommodate the champion.u00a0