Rafael Nadal reaches the final in Hamburg after 7 years!
The world no.10 is having a fine tournament to destroy Seppi in the semifinal 6-1 6-2 in just 80 minutes. There was no match at all with Rafa racing to a 5-0 lead in the opener and 3-0 lead in the second set. Eventually the King of Clay scored 61 points vs. Seppi’s 32. Match Stats.
Nadal: I played well from the beginning
Rafa commented “I will try to keep playing well and enjoy today’s victory. These are important points for me – 300 points for my goal of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals is important. Matches like today help to bring you your confidence and your motivation for what you are doing.
From the beginning I played great, since the first game that I hit a few winners. I was very comfortable on court today, feeling the ball well, with topspin to his backhand and then changing to his forehand down the line – a very important shot for me. In general it was a very positive match.”
The final vs. Fognini
Rafa will play Fognini in the final. Head to head is 4-2 for Rafa, but the Italian has defeated him twice this year and on clay so this will be a rough test for the Spaniard.
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