Walkovers set up Sony final
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RAFAEL Nadal and Novak Djokovic reached the final of the Sony Open without lifting their racquets on Friday after their semifinal foes Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori withdrew.
The two semifinal walkovers were a first in ATP history, with Nishikori pulling out with a groin injury and Berdych felled by gastroenteritis.
“I ran into Cliff Buchholz, who was the tournament director before me for many, many years,” tournament director Adam Barrett said. “He looked at me and said, ‘Adam, that’s never happened before. I think you just set a record.’
“I said, ‘Cliff, not a record I want to set’.”
The bizarre turn of events nevertheless produced a predictable pair of finalists in world No. 1 Nadal and No. 2 Djokovic.
The women’s final is also a top-2 affair with American Serena Williams taking on Li Na of China.
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