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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic each found radically different ways to advance to the finals at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters for their highly anticipated reunion on clay.
While Nadal steadied his 6-3, 6-4 win with a workmanlike performance over Simon Gilles, Djokovic slogged through a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tomas Berdych with erratic play.
The semifinals also displayed a glimpse of their levels of comfort and states of minds for tomorrow’s matchup.
“I am working as much as I can, and I am doing everything they tell me to every day, and the truth is that right now things are going well, more or less,” Rafael Nadal was widely quoted as saying the other day. ... more »
He was still feeling the effects of jet lag and had just nursed a sore back through his opening victory here yesterday, but Andy Murray was clear about one thing. He now knows what it takes to win one of the four great prizes... more »
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