The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, second-seeded host this Sunday, against German Nicolas Kiefer in the Masters Series in Toronto, its ninth final of this season.

The player Mallorcan, who this week cut differences with the Swiss Roger Federer in their struggle to reach number one in the world thanks to the early elimination of Swiss in Toronto, has qualified for the finals of the tournament after eliminating the Canadian Scots Andy Murray, eighth favorite.

Although the first set was marked by equality, 7-6 (2), Nadal displayed its superiority in the second before a rival who did not want to give up-saved two match balls in the ninth game-and also won this partial 6-3.

Rafa Nadal, winner this season in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Hamburg, Roland Garros, London and Wimbledon runner and in Chennai (India) and Miami, will face in the final to German Nicolas Kiefer, who has informs the organization of the ATP circuit. defeated in the semifinals French Gilles Simon.

The German tennis player needs three sleeves, 6-7 (4), 6-3 and 7-6 (5), which was to defeat the executioner of Federer in the second round.

Nadal, the world number two, and Kiefer (37) have clashed three times in the ATP circuit, with the same number of wins for Spanish, the last of them at Wimbledon.

The Toronto Masters Series is endowed with $ 2.6 million prize, according