2010 ATP World Tour Finals: Rafael Nadal surpasses Andy Murray; reaches first final in WTF
The Spaniard superstar Rafael Nadal showed just why he is the top ranked player in the world by getting past the world number five Andy Murray in the semi-final match of the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Saturday. Rafa, by virtue of this victory, has also reached the title battle at the elite eight-man field in London.
In the most exciting battle of the season final so far, the 24-year-old Nadal overpowered Andy Murray in three sets with a final score line of 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6). Both the semi-final contenders exhibited exciting tennis right from the onset on the centre court in London. However, it was the world number one Rafael Nadal, who once again showed his class and won it in the end.
The professional tennis player from Spain, took the opening set in a tiebreaker versus the Scot with a score line of 7-6(5) score. Although Nadal turned out to be the winner, but it was an exhilarating battle until the end, until the mighty Rafa further improved his game to wrap up the opening set in sixty minutes on Saturday.
Currently ranked number five in the South Africa Airways ATP list, Andy Murray replied strongly by winning the following set at 6-3 to extend the match into the decisive set. He played superbly throughout the second set to bounce back in the game and thus sealed it in the end. The right-hander blasted seventeen winners in contrast to Rafa’s nine and converted two out of five break points to pick up the second set.
In the decisive set of the match, the left-hander Nadal prevented a match point in the tiebreaker and secured a hard fought victory with an aggressive forehand into the net to confirm his first final in the season-ending tournament.
Meanwhile, in the doubles action, the second seed tandem of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic brushed aside the top seed and world number one Bryan Brothers from the United States of America in three sets to make their way into the finals on Saturday. The score line was 6-3, 3-6, 12-10.
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