Nadal rallies to down Djokovic

17 May,2009 07:19 AM IST |   |  PTI

World No 1 Spaniard Rafael Nadal came back strongly to beat Serbian Novak Djokovic in the first semi-final of the Madrid Masters here on Saturday


World No 1 Spaniard Rafael Nadal came back strongly to beat Serbian Novak Djokovic in the first semi-final of the Madrid Masters here on Saturday.

Nadal lost the the first set 3-6 but fought brilliantly to take the next two via the tie-break 7-6, 7-6 leaving Djokovic stunned to say the least. The Spaniard meets the winner of the second semi-final between Argentine Juan Martin del Potro and Switzerland's former World No 1 Roger Federer in the final.

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