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The game was played with the roof closed. This should have benefited but it was Federer who beat Nadal for victory 16 in 24 matches on Basel.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has been ranked the third consecutive year for the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, 1000 Masters quarter of the season, to break Roger Federer and will play their fourth final in the Spanish capital, where he has won titles in 2005 (hard courts) and 2010.

The world number one needed to go back to the Basel, but ended up imposing 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 in a game that exceeded two and a half and played with the roof closed by the threat of storm and that if the party starts with the Magic Box closed, ending the same way.

The Spaniard, who for the first time in his career played with a black ribbon in memory of Severiano Ballesteros, still can not find his best form, but before the chance to win his third twisted morning of the course, after victories in Monte Carlo and the Conde de Godo.

Nadal began to rule, with a `break 'in the first game to put the game face. But his approach, too static and rely solely on attacking the backhand of Federer ended up spending bill. Thus, in the fourth game had to save three break points' "and that notice did not react.

The Swiss became increasingly comfortable, no do heavy physical work, and making the mistakes of the Spaniard, who paid their poor offensive fitting a break in the eighth game back marker eal tables (4-4). There reacted timidly and had three new balls of `break 'to get ahead in the eleventh game, but the success of network and ally Federer twice against him, keep him from.

Nothing was coming into Spanish, which seeks its twenty Masters and met a few days ago 500 victory in the circuit, and was not able to change strategy that cost him his first race since the Swiss took the first ball of the rest in September to close the set.

Nadal is reinvented

Anyway, the rest gave fresh start, the Spaniard, who jumped like a cyclone and opting for a quicker game won the first four games, offering great feelings to rest as much with 'drive', his opponent, however, errors multiplied unforced -16 in the set, and it was not even kick with his right.

The third set began with a tense calm. Erratic Federer and Nadal slightly more toned waiting for their chance. And his moment came in the fourth game, a questionable ball-the second to the Swiss protested after the 1-0 in the second set, allowed the Balearic use his first ball of `break 'in the fourth game.

With the audience completely overturned encourage, Nadal needed only go with the inertia. Federer never gave up and enjoyed a bunch of `break 'to extend the match in the ninth game but the Spaniard no pulse trembled and closed the match.

Now, his next opponent is Novak Djokovic, unbeaten this season. The Spaniard will seek revenge for two defeats in the finals of Indian Wells and Miami, but has a favorable 16-9 and 9 victories in the previous meetings on clay.

Tandil The hip was affected in the Estoril tournament and came to feel serious discomfort in the first round of Madrid.

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro Mutual has decided to withdraw from the Madrid Open by discomfort in the hip and thus allows Rafa Nadal is classified directly to the quarterfinals at the Magic Box.

The Tandil, winner last week in Estoril, suffered from the hip in the semi-finals and again luso feel serious discomfort in the first round in Madrid to beat Mikhail Youzhny and Marin Cilic on Wednesday to warn again that his priority was to be cautious ahead of Roland Garros.

"I carry with sore hip from Estoril, but I can go out there and if I step on the track is because I think I can play and give everything. This tournament is very nice and I'm enjoying it. I hope I wake up tomorrow and be good OK to play against world No. 1 and thus surface, "wanted in the press conference on Wednesday.

The Argentine was removed from the tracks during the past eight months and had to undergo surgery of the hip. The low force to change the order of play and the Centre Court at 19.00 hours has been rescheduled clash between Andy Murray and Thomaz Bellucci.

Berdych settled in Monaco and the tournament runs out of Argentine

Czech Tomas Berdych, the seventh favorite, won smoothly Juan Monaco (7-5 and 6-3), the last survivor of Argentine tennis in this edition of the 1000 Madrid Masters, after the abandonment of Juan Martin del Potro due to a left hip injury.

Monaco, who reached the third round after beating Kazakh Andrey Golubev in the first and Frenchman Gael Monfils then withstood an hour and 48 minutes before the Czech, who always took the initiative in the duel.

Argentine tennis player exhausted much of their options first set. When he confronted the Central. However, Monaco acknowledged the loss of the sleeve and down his performance in the second quarter, which led to the pass to the quarter-Berdych, who will face the winner of the clash between Britain's Andy Murray, fourth seed and Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.

1,000 of Madrid Masters runs out of Argentina. Hours before the defeat of Monaco, Juan Martin del Potro had announced its withdrawal from the tournament because of hip injury left that appeared in Estoril last week. Do not hit the track to play against Spanish Rafael Nadal. And march to Argentina, to be in place and return "as soon as possible to join the calendar."

Del Potro: "I have much experience with injuries, I do not want to risk"

The Argentine says not to risk and pain you have felt a "very strong" who had not previously experienced. "I feel for the tournament, by the people, by Rafa (Nadal) ... would be a nice game to play. "The pain is very annoying, sorry all the time. Neither hot nor improved treatments (pain) and I did several studies with doctors at Madrid, who saw something. I'm going to Argentina and I'll do more research and hopefully quick rehabilitation and early return to the circuit and at this level and can continue doing my calendar, "said Del Potro.

Manolo Santana, Carlos Moya and Nicolas Almagro were present at the draw • The men's final table will commence this Sunday · Nadal defends title

The spectacular start to the season of Novak Djokovic may be held or not, by the arrival of clay, Rafael Nadal is a territory where a virtuoso. The Spaniard, world number 1, you must defend from next Sunday Mutua Madrid Open title won last year against the Serbian and other minor players like Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Robin Soderling or David Ferrer.

Rafa Nadal is not just the current title holder, but the man to beat by any of its rivals. The number 1 in the world, debuting in this latest edition to the winner of the match between Marcos Baghdatis and a player of the preparatory phase, accumulates only 16 defeats on clay in his career, being the best player in history this area where accumulated 31 titles, only nine of the 40 Thomas Muster won and fifteen of the 46 who signed Guillermo Vilas as the best record in this section. Nadal comes from intractable shown in the two major tournaments before Madrid, Monte Carlo and Barcelona, ​​where fold in both finals to David Ferrer, No. 2 of the 2011 'Race', which begins its journey in the capital by measuring the winner of the clash between Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela and qualifier 'tennis player. " On this occasion wanted to draw the two would not be until a final hypothetical.

The other name that resounds in the picture is that of Novak Djokovic. Serbian, settled for second place in the world rankings, has accumulated 26 wins in a row, including Davis Cup titles, Open de Australia, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami is currently ranked for the semi-finals in Belgrade, ATP 250 of its property. In Madrid is facing one of the outstanding issues, the clay, where the surface has only won 4 of the 22 titles you have in your cabinets (Amersfoort 2006, Estoril 2007, Rome 2008, Belgrade 2009). 'Nole' debut against the winner of the clash that pits the South African Kevin Anderson and Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the hope of extending a winning streak that now sees no end.

Third-seeded Roger Federer is a priori. Federer, after a 'discrete' start to the season (title in Doha, Dubai final, semi final Australia's Open, Indian Wells and Miami and the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo), arrives in Madrid, a tournament he has won twice on two different surfaces and 2009 -2006 on hard ground. Amen of Basel, we must be attentive to players like Andy Murray, who after missing the Barcelona Open in Madrid has a first contact with clay that has been allergic to date; Juan Martin del Potro, in his return to clay is an excellent signing tournament in Estoril, Robin Soderling, who has gone more or less in the first third of the season, or Milos Raonic, a revelation this season and start reaching the capital of the labor coach, Spanish Galo Blanco.

As for the rest of the `Navy 'include the presence of Nicolas Almagro, Madrid debut in his capacity as` Top Ten', Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez, who exercised local heroes, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Albert Montanes Tommy Robredo, Pablo Andujar and Marcel Granollers.

"I think everyone who has tasted play him face to face Barca have gone badly. I think the strategy proposed by the Madrid is appropriate, we will see in the next matches."

The tennis player Rafael Nadal, world number one fan recognized Madrid, said today that the club is a favorite in their duels against Real Madrid because he has a team "more done" than whites, but has indicated that Jose Mourinho have options of taking the titles in game.

"What can you win the Copa del Rey Madrid? Course. What Madrid can win the European Cup? Sure. What the club can win it all? Well, obviously that too. What is favorite Barça? Also no doubt. Barça takes a few years doing spectacular things, and has a team more than it actually is Madrid. And that's always a plus peace of mind for the games will come, "said Nadal .

The Spaniard, participating this week at the Barcelona Open in Barcelona, ​​has acknowledged he is living the duels with "emotion", and justified the change in strategy practiced Madrid's game last Saturday.

"Obviously after the Nou Camp 5-0, had to make some changes, of course. Like if I play a game and lost 6-1, 6-1, when I get to play against the same opponents as some will have to change, "said Nadal.

The player has Balearic considered that Madrid had "their chances of winning the game," and says that in sports, not all "play nice."

For Nadal, Barcelona has long been practicing a defined style of play, with "a gift for creating football" - which comes from the days of Johan Cruyff, while Real has undergone many changes in recent years.

"I think as an amateur that all of you have tried to play him you have come to Barca badly. I think The proposed strategy is suitable Madrid, we'll see what happens in the next matches, "Nadal has ruled.