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 | Nadal is the final in Rome14-05-2011 |
Final tournament in Rome, will play world number one Rafael Nadal after defeating Richard Gasquet of 7:5, 6:1 in the semifinal match of the Masters Series race. The Spaniard, who had almost withdrawn from the tournament because of a virus sample serve of his opponent and won 5:5 in the first set. Nadal, who won the tournament five times in the past six years, had three breaks in the second set and won easily in the finals in the Italian capital. The world number one will most likely get a chance to avenge loss to Novak Djokovic in the final of the tournament in Madrid last week. Djokovic, however, to defeat Andy Murray in the other semifinal to reach the title game.