Thoroughly deserved, I don't think it would be fair for on Novak for Rafa to get hounded for it, because Djokovic was fantastic last night. He has also had a sensational year, he is now over 2000 points ahead of Rafa with 4 less tournaments, would be pretty difficult for Nadal to even challenge to regain top spot until the Australian Open.
It does make the US all the more enticing now, should be great for the ATP.