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The Spanish Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer will play tomorrow's final 1,000 of Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Andy Murray of Britain today and the Austrian Jurgen Melzer, respectively

The third Spanish final at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 was marked today with the victories of Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, beating Briton Andy Murray and Austrian Jurgen Melzer, respectively.

Ferrer was the first to achieve place in the final by beating Melzer 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 19 minutes and reach his second final of a tournament in this category, since Rome in 2010. Murray beat Nadal 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in almost three hours, the hardest game of the tournament, giving first a set since the 2009 final against Serbian Novak Djokovic.

It will be the second consecutive final in Monte Carlo between two Spanish players. Nadal won his sixth straight title last year by defeating Fernando Verdasco. In 2002, Juan Carlos Ferrero did the same against Carlos Moya.

Murray decided shortly before jumping to the track to face finally against Nadal, because their traditional problem in his right elbow kept him in doubt until the last minute. Tested before in a secondary runway and decided he was ready to play, and then to force withstood six-time champion in a great duel.

There was much at stake in today's meeting, because Nadal still had to prove that still the king, not only in Monte Carlo where tomorrow will pursue a new record of seven titles in a row, and which has now 38 victories at this track, just to defeat, if Murray not show that face he does not have complex.

The Scot seemed depressed after losing the first set but was not delivered in the second, which also started breaking the Spanish service, perhaps his weak point in the meeting today, and gave him six times, although he was able of add a further theft. Murray gave to whether that part as much as I could, but was worn excessively.

The match was brutal in terms of trade with several games that exceeded ten minutes. And that work over the Scottish noticed that he had to resort to the physio at 3-0 down in the third set. Nadal applied his routine and finally sentenced, but will more tired at the end that Ferrer.

David was tenacious as ever, and more decisive than Nadal and is presented in the final 17 games and lost only one set or assigned, but he knows the Manacor has a staggering 11-4 in their clashes, although the last quarter of Australia Open final this year fell from his hand, breaking a streak of seven straight defeats.

"I am very happy to be in the final. I do not care whether Rome or Monte Carlo Masters is 1,000. I did in Rome and wanted to do it here too," said Ferrer. "I was hoping do well on clay this season and I'm with the confidence to stop, I feel good physically and also tennis, and I hope to continue like this. "

Ferrer, a semifinalist in the principality last year, and winning this season's tournaments in Auckland and Acapulco, started with a vengeance against Melzer, because in the last two meetings, and Paris Bercy Roland Garros last year, the Austrian will had passed.

The match did not start well at all for Ferrer, to let her dominate rival 3-1, but from there the Alicante was consolidated in the bottom of the track to mark the rhythm of the match and win the first set in 38 minutes.

Melzer, the first Austrian to reach this round since Thomas Muster won the title here 15 years ago, tried everything, the famous left with those who reached the semifinals of Roland Garros last year, and multiple variations in the exchanges. All unsuccessful before the rocky play the sixth player in the world that once gave only his serve, although Melzer disposed of nine times to break it.

With the victories of Ferrer and Nadal meet in the tournament maximum Monaco. Again there will be at least one Spanish in the final, as has happened in the past six years (Nadal) and in eight of the last nine (in 2004 not complied with this premise).

The training of the Spanish Davis Cup team continues in Charleroi, waiting for the draw which will take place tomorrow at 12:30, the true starting point for the tie.

The training of the Spanish Davis Cup team continues in Charleroi, waiting for the draw which will take place tomorrow at 12:30, the true starting point for this tie against Belgium in the World Group Davis Cup.

Not just spectators in a cold and soulless, players from Albert Costa made today two new sessions of practice on the track "decotourf" installed in the indoor arena Spirodoume, home of basketball Spirou Charleroi Belgian who competes in the Euroleague.

The area, located on the outskirts of this city, the third largest in Belgium, with about 206,000 inhabitants, popularly known as "Carol", it seems highly recommended to be visited at night. There is hardly lighting and the dark side and lacking in publicity for the event is far from sites other than World Group has visited the Spanish side, who even has not even gone out to dinner or a night outside the hotel.

In the streets and in their own little flag there are references of confrontation Belgium, Spain, and the exhibition, dilapidated and deteriorated, with some broken glass at the entrances, denotes carelessness too obvious.

The second track of workouts, which usually located next to the principal in each heat, this time is located 30 kilometers away. Of course, the Spanish team has not used it. Nevertheless, the 6,300 seats are sold for the day Friday, and there are only about a hundred for Saturday and Sunday.

The Belgian has brought this round here for the alternating system that keeps the Walloon and Flemish regions. Thus, the final confrontation played Belgium in the Fed Cup against the United States was played in Antwerp. This time is playing in Charleroi, a city that, in response, will, 16 and 17 April, home to the semifinals against the Czech Republic in the women's competition.

The blue track installed on the flag does not seem as fast when compared with that of Clermont Ferrand last year (5-0 to France), and the balls to be used this weekend will be the same Australia Open.

Although the captain, Albert Costa, has not revealed who will play the singles, the training indicate that, except surprises, will be Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, one and six in the world, respectively, in charge of taking the weight of the tie.

"They came and from the first moment he saw them head down, ie the most concentrated," said Angel Ruiz EFE today Cotorro Medical Spanish Tennis Federation.

"Nadal has fully recovered from his injury (muscle), which leaves no sequelae, and has worked very well physically, and resistance, which has barely lost anything, "he said," yes, the rhythm comes with games. "

As for Ferrer, who comes from winning the title in Acapulco and has been the latest to join the merger, said it is supplying inducers for the dream to remove the "jet-lag" as quickly as possible.

Regarding the Belgian team, is more than likely that individual responsibility is borne by two veterans of all, Xavier Malisse (51 in the world), about to turn 31, and a finalist this year in Madras, and Olvia Rochus (115), of 30, respectively.

They are better able to do so and may even play twice on Saturday, as they have won two titles together, Roland Garros (2004) and Adelaide (2005).

With regard to the Belgian side that lost Spain in the Olympic Tennis Sports Center in Seville in 2003, the latest clash between the two countries, Malisse and Rochus are the only ones that have stood the test of time and are still in the team.

In that tie, which ended in a 5-0 for the Spanish side, Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Rochus in three sets to Malisse Carlos Moya in the same way, on the first day.

"I always buy land until Tuesday for the second week, but the change is welcome, happy to pay for it," said Javier Piles, coach of Alicante.

David Ferrer has begun the countdown to the new big moment in his life took a step forward on Wednesday after beating Australia's world number one, Rafael Nadal, and in full maturity, intended to give a qualitative leap in its final career, a stretch that included among the illustrious names of a major tournament.

As happened in 2007, in New York at the U.S. Open, the tennis Alicante (Javea, 28 years) takes an unusual situation but encouraging. Almost unique. Not so, however, David Ferrer has changed his routine, twenty-four hours of being on the court at Rod Laver Arena with Briton Andy Murray. Far from changing his ways, guided by their usual coach Javier Piles, Ferrer came to Melbourne Park in the middle morning, trained for just over an hour in the fields adjoining the site, after noon, and ate at the club. In the players' restaurant. With the tournament in full swing before the start of the second semi-final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Now Foster is among them. Order has broken from Alicante, which shattered the aspirations of his friend and top seed Rafael Nadal. They are not as optimistic forecasts of David and technical. Prudent or realistic, preparing to return home early in the second week of a Grand Slam. Recognizes Javier Piles.

"I had closed the ticket back, but we are changing as David wins games. I always buy land until Tuesday for the second week, but the change is welcome, happy to pay for it," said Piles at the end of Ferrer your meal in the dining club.

"We train at the usual time to 13.00 hours because we have always done so with the intent to eat and go to the hotel rested. The temperatures have not affected neither these days or last week. Better to train, eat, relax and go to the hotel to get stronger, "he said.

Piles admits: "We're not used to it, but it's a good feeling." The club to the hotel. Nothing new coach David Ferrer was not in favor of changes from day to day, not to innovate with new formulas, revolutionary in sport, the awareness of your player.

"Do not put 'Gladiator', I'm not that kind of thing. We talked about his career, in the preseason, how they have done and how well it has gone ... We started from the back, remember matches other years when I was small, challengers ... We never expected to be up here and we look back to assess where you've come to feel that it is a unique opportunity. These things rarely happen in life, "said Pile.

"He's in recovery phase and quiet and from the afternoon and we get serious about preparing for the event. We did not talk much," he said. "He was much more sedate note, is in games. Tackle bad situations with confidence, better understand their own mistakes. Is maturing, faces a personal and very good mood and is an accumulation of things that makes everything go well well, "added preparer.

"Come play a very good level, both here in Auckland. Physics has come a whole, is one of the key weapons to face the match against Murray. Moreover, tactically you have to present a very full meeting to hurt," he added.

The memory of the U.S. Open is in the mind of David Ferrer and his coach. Is an example. And once he left. Then came the appointment unfavorably with Novak Djokovic Djokovic. The moment of his life. "David was very good tennis. That year reached the end of the course playing very well. Just now regulated as a player, his punches and his service are more equal, play more mature and experienced. It will be quite different from 2007. Surely this time will have ambition and desire to reach the final, "said Pile.

"That time came a little conformist after the tournament he did, where he won important people. Now it well, get very large. With the experience that has come out wanting to win, "he continued.

"He is quiet. With the players now rubs shoulders is very difficult to win. Andy Murray, Rafa, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic have a high level. There are five or six top players who are very good. To beat and hold that rate for have options, you must touch perfection, "admitted the coach of Ferrer, who rejects the pessimistic condition is sometimes blamed. "No is pessimistic. I say that pressure is removed and it has worked quite well, has always worked, "he said.

Ferrer beat Nadal 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Rafa will not play again until March.

In two hours and 33 minutes, beat David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to Rafael Nadal, and will face Australian Open semifinals to Andy Murray, winning in four sets Dolgopolov. In contrast, for the second consecutive year, Nadal lost in the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam ocean (of 360 points equals ATP 2010), and leaves the track with an injury mid-range.

In the last point of the third set, Nadal rebounded and won a left Ferrer. But just at that moment, when concretized their first game of the match (the score remained 2-1 to Ferrer), Nadal made a face of pain and worry. Immediately, touching the left leg called the physiotherapists of the tournament, with whom he went to the locker room of the Rod Laver Arena. Was declared `time out ', stopped the game, and Nadal came back with the left leg bandaged and face not a good feeling. "It's the hamstring," he was heard saying as he passed to Toni, his uncle and coach.

Maymó Rafael, Nadal physiotherapist, also went to the locker room after the time-out: regulation, Maymó Nadal can not attend, but only took over the situation. Returning from Maymó, Toni Nadal and had things clearer: "Rafa has had a hamstring problem in the` 'of the left leg and has been a bad move in the game and within the track. Before playing was uneventful. Maymó not assess the extent of the injury, a torn hamstring fibers in the area, as confirmed by Toni Nadal himself after the game. It is recalled that Nadal just enjoyed a week of rest after closing net official season 2010 with the final of the Masters Cup in London, and in December the same pre-season preparation was dispersed with displays Federer charitable company in Zurich and Madrid.

On his return from Nadal, Ferrer shot up 5-2. Putting the rest, even Nadal 5-4 and rowed to service, but in the service of the tenth game, Ferrer was subtracting more and more, to sentence the first round to the third 'set point', after 70 minutes. Nadal pessimism gestured toward his uncle Toni, who clearly told him: "Do not force." With Nadal playing clearly preserved, Ferrer easily settled second and third sets, 6-2, 6-3 in just 83 minutes added. With a total of 44 hits winners (Nadal, 19) seven times Ferrer broke Nadal's serve, who even managed to achieve three 'breaks' on the services of David.

This is the first victory over Nadal Ferrer since 2007, after seven consecutive victories Rafa. "Clearly, Rafa could not run well, and it was a difficult situation for everyone, but even so it is not easy to beat someone like Rafa, who always fights to the end," said Ferrer. Nadal's initial intention is by not compete throughout the month of February, only to reappear, if all goes well, in March, the tie Belgium-Spain Davis Cup and the 1000 U.S. Masters on hard courts: Indian Wells and Miami.