Rafael Nadal has another dominating and convincing performance in Madrid. The King of Clay dismisses a good Tomas Berdych 7-6 (3) 6-1 in 1 hour and 44 minutes. Match Stats.
Rafa had to battle “only” in the first set till the tie-break. After winning the opener Berdych just gave in and Rafa walked to the final without been troubled anymore. This is Nadal’s 7th final in Madrid.
Nadal: I have played at very high level
The Spaniard was jubilant with his tennis “Today I played again at a very good level. I did yesterday; today I played at a very, very high level. Let’s see tomorrow if I am able to continue with that positive feeling. This week has been fantastic for me. This is a very important result, and that’s confidence, that’s positive energy. That’s calm, too. Let’s try to continue tomorrow and try to continue with that good feeling next week. I worked a lot to have that feeling, and today I had that feeling that I’ve been trying to find for a while.”
The final vs. Murray
Rafa will play Andy Murray in the final. The Scott is finally finding his groove on the dirt. The week before Murray has won his first clay court title in Munich and now he has reached the final after a very convincing semi against Kei Nishikori (6-3 6-4).
Head to head is 15-5 for Rafa (6-0 for the Spaniard on clay). The favorite is our friend from Mallorca…!
| HE STILL QUITE REMEMBER HOW TO PLAY TENNIS |
| BACK TO KING OF CLAY MODE? |
