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 | Nadal knocked Berdych for the semifinals in Madrid10-05-2014 |
Defending champion Rafael Nadal qualified for the semifinals of the tournament series "Masters" in Madrid with a prize fund € 3,670,000. The leader in the scheme and three times champion Nadal beat seeded sixth Tomas Berdych with 6:4, 6:2 in 88 minutes.
Nadal, No. 1 in the world rankings, took three breaks in the match, who won without any problems.
He achieved his first break in the seventh game of the first set and then for 2:1 in the second part.
27-year-old Spaniard recorded his 64th victory in the tournament series "Masters" and 17 consecutive of 21 match against Berdych. For Nadal it was the 28th win of the season. Berdych did conceded defeat in his 30th tournament quarterfinal series "Masters".
The semifinals No. 1 in the world will play against the winner of the match between Roberto Bautista-Agut and Santiago Giraldo.