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 | Nadal against Federer in the semifinals of the tournament in Madrid7-05-2011 |
Great rivals in today's tennis Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the semifinals of the Masters Series tournament in Madrid.
Nadal, world No 1, won easily Michel Llodra (France), 6:2, 6:2, and Federer cope with Robin Syoderlingsas 7:6 (2), 6:4.
Nadal will fight for third title on clay courts for the last month, after having overcome Llodra for 75 mins.
Benitez made four pierced and not allow any. More difficult was the task of Federer, who beat fifth-seeded Robin Soderling (Sweden) with 7:6 (2), 6:4. This is a 16-win for Federer of 17 games against this opponent.
Nadal and Federer played the final in Madrid in the last two years, Federer won in 2009, but the Spaniard took a rematch the following year.
Serbian Novak Djokovic continued their impressive winning streak after success over David Ferrer (Spain), 6:4, 4:6, 6:3 and nearly 30 games this year and 32 did not know the taste of defeat.
Djokovic in the semifinals will meet surprise of the tournament so far Tomas Bellucci, who beat Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych of 7:6 (2), 6:3.
Quarterfinal matches of the Masters Series tournament in Madrid (men) with a prize fund 3.7 million euros:
2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 6-David Ferrer (Spain) - 6:4, 4:6, 6:3
3-Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 5-Robin Soderling (Sweden) - 7:6 (2), 6:4
1-Rafael Nadal (Spain) - Michael Llodra (France) - 6:2, 6:2
Tomash Bellucci (Brazil) - Tomash 7 Berdych (Czech Republic) - 7:6 (2), 6:3