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Nadal overpowers Federer to reach London final
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Rafael Nadal’s growing domination of great rival Roger Federer continued with a comprehensive 7-5, 6-3 victory in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London yesterday.
The mid-afternoon clash was not one of the best in their 32-match series as Federer faded badly in the second set to hand Nadal his first victory over him on an indoor court.
Nadal was thrashed 3-6, 0-6 by Federer at the O2 Arena two years ago but after a tight first proved too strong for the 32-year-old Swiss who looked weary after his three-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro on Saturday.
The year could now have a mouth-watering grand finale with Nadal up against defending champion and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic today although Swiss Stansilas Wawrinka will be hoping to ruin the script in the second semifinal later.
Federer had the first chance yesterday when he put the world No. 1 in trouble on serve in the sixth game but Nadal held firm and broke Federer’s serve to lead 5-4.
When a Federer forehand nose-dived into the net on break point at 2-2 in the second set the belief seemed to drain out of the 32-year-old and the end came quickly as Nadal extended his career record over the 17-time grand slam champion to 22-10.
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