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Monte Carlo Masters - Semi-finals - Men

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Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
SpainR Nadal67---
United KingdomA Murray26---

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  1. 17:57 - Right so, it's been an exciting day of tennis and it should only get better tomorrow with the final being contested between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, arguably the two best clay court players in the world. So join us tomorrow for LIVE comments and scoring

  2. 7-6 - THERE IT IS! NADAL IS THROUGH TO YET ANOTHER CLAY COURT FINAL as he fires down a forehand winner and he still hasn't dropped in Monte Carlo since 2006

  3. 6-4 - Nadal earns himself another two match points, playing defensive shots the whole way through the rally before suddenly turning it to attack with a whipped forehand across court that lands right on the sideline ...

  4. 5-4 - Murray produces a great return of serve followed by a scintilating inside out cross court forehand that lands smack on the sideline to keep him in this second set breaker

  5. 4-2 - Murray quickly goes 3-0 down in the breaker before battling back on serve but a forehand long from the Scot gifts Nadal the mini-break back at the change of ends

  6. 6-6 - In short, yes he can! It will be tie-break time, folks. Murray holds to 30 with a forehand smash and he could be the first person to take a set of Nadal at Monte Carlo since the 2006 final

  7. 6-5 - Nadal holds to 15 with a solid overhead smash and Murray will need to serve to stay in it for a third time. Can he force the second set tie-break?

  8. 5-5 - Murray gets lucky on a netcord on his way to another service hold that sees him level up on games with the Spaniard

  9. 5-4 - And this time MURRAY DOES GET THE BREAK working Nadal all around the baseline before racing up to a short ball and putting the resulting high forehand away for a winner. He will still serve to stay in the match though

  10. 40-Ad - Nadal catches Nadal napping ni the centre of the baseline and hits out wide. Nadal just about gets there but the ball goes into the net and Murray has a third chance to break ...

  11. 40-40 - Murray produces a stunning, angled forehand drop shot that stops Nadal in his tracks and levels the scores once again at deuce

  12. Ad-40 - But again the chance goes begging as, in a desperate attempt to keep the ball on Nadal's backhand, Murray hits wide ... and Nadal earns himself a match point when Murray again hits long attempting to stick on the Spaniard's backhand

  13. 40-Ad - Murray continues to go for it and earns himself a second break point ...

  14. 40-40 - Nadal leaps on a shorter return of serve from Murray though and whips a forehand across court for the winner

  15. 30-40 - Murray earns himself a break point when Nadal makes a trip into the net and sends his forehand volley just wide ...

  16. 5-3 - Murray shows some signs of resistance, holding to 30 when Nadal hits a rare forehand into the net but the world number one will serve for the match now

  17. 5-2 - Murray tries to create some pressure on the Nadal serve and does push the Spaniard to deuce but he can get no further than that and Nadal now is just one game away from the final

  18. 4-2 - Murray does just manage to hold for another game when Nadal hits long but the Scot is having to work so hard for every point he gets

  19. 4-1 - Nadal dismisses Murray in yet another service game cruising through to cement the break and surely that is it now

  20. 3-1 - Nadal earns himself another break point ... Murray comes up with a great first serve that the Spaniard can only return long but he quickly sets up another opportunity and this time NADAL GETS THE BREAK when Murray hits long

  21. 2-1 - Nadal holds from 15-30 down to maintain his lead despite throwing in his first double fault of the match

  22. 1-1 - A very important hold for Murray, also to love, to get himself off the mark in this second set

  23. 1-0 - A love game to start the second set from Nadal and Murray just doesn't look like he has anything to hurt the Spaniard with

  24. 6-2 - There it is - NADAL HAS CRUISED THROUGH THE FIRST SET 6-2 as Murray hits a forehand long of the baseline and the Spaniard is on his way to yet another final on the clay

  25. 40-30 - Murray tries to go back behind Nadal but fails to find the court and the Spaniard has a first set point ...

  26. 5-2 - Another game goes the way of Nadal, off a forehand winner, and Murray will have to serve to stay in this first set now

  27. 4-2 - Murray goes on to hold with another couple of battling points when Nadal hits long but it is still a long way back for the Scot

  28. 40-40 - The Scot also saves the third when Nadal hits a rare forehand just long. We are level at deuce

  29. 40-30 - Murray saves both the first and second by coming into the net and demonstrating soft hands to produce the volley winners ...

  30. 40-0 - Great anticipation from Nadal allows him to whip a dipping, forehand passing shot across court to bring up another three break points ...

  31. 4-1 - Nadal holds to love to cement the break when another of Murray's return of serves files long and the Spaniard is firmly in control of this opening set

  32. 3-1 - Nadal breaks for a third straight time - Murray is winning just 33 per cent of points behind his first serve at the moment and that simply will not be good enough

  33. 2-1 - Murray sets up a break back point immediately when Nadal plays a shocker of a smash that lands well long ... and MURRAY DOES BREAK BACK to get on the scoreboard. The high, looping forehands are obviously going to be a tactic from Murray today and so far they appear to be working as Nadal hits long off one to concede the break back

  34. 2-0 - Nadal earns another break point though as Murray hits long and this time NADAL DOES GET THE BREAK when the Scot again hits long. Murray keeps looking down at his knee and holding it. Whether or not that's simply stiffness after playing two matches yesterday or something more serious remains to be seen. Hopefully the former - this could be a cracking match if Murray plays his best

  35. 40-40 - An great start from Murray, outhitting Nadal from the back of the court, but it doesn't last long and the Spaniard earns a break point when Murray is caught by surprise whilst trying to cover a forehand volley and hits wide ... a first serve does wonders from Murray who levels at deuce

  36. 1-0 - Murray comes off on top after a lengthy rally on just the fourth point but Nadal has enough class on the clay to withstand a spot of pressure and holds to 30 to open the match

  37. 0-0 - So Nadal will get the clash underway ...

  38. 15:26 - So this is to decide who faces Novak Djokovic in tomorrow's final. Nadal is the four-times defending champion while Murray, undoubtedly improved on this surface, really has little to lose and everything to gain in this match.

  39. 15:25 - Hello and welcome to eurosport.com's LIVE coverage of this the second Monte Carlo Masters semi-final between world number one Rafael Nadal and world number four Andy Murray

Rafael Nadal

Nationality ESP
Date of Birth 03/06/1986
Height 1.85 m
Weight 85 kg

Andrew Murray

Nationality GBR
Date of Birth 15/05/1987
Height 1.91 m
Weight 84 kg

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  1. yeaaah Rafa!

    From Daniel OLiveira, on Sat 18 Apr 5:48PM

  2. he's the king of clay...the one and only...we have­ to admit :) ...he simply the best :)

    From Alina, on Sat 18 Apr 5:47PM

  3. Nadal the "mythical creature!"

    From maxfieldstanton2003, on Sat 18 Apr 5:47PM

  4. Murray you win come on Nadal poor noob player

    From Sofija, on Sat 18 Apr 5:46PM

  5. Well battled murray, he made a game of this

    From sirstevenforeman, on Sat 18 Apr 5:45PM

  6. i'm right are you as backward as you sound?

    From ddeeguy34, on Sat 18 Apr 5:43PM

  7. come on Nadal beat murray please

    From Dony, on Sat 18 Apr 5:43PM

  8. This is your tie brake, baby! Come on Rafa! Hanna43

    From hsinghmal, on Sat 18 Apr 5:40PM

  9. come on Andy dont give up !!!

    From LEX, on Sat 18 Apr 5:39PM

  10. alllllllllééééééééééééé­ raaaaaaaafffffffaaaaaaaaa
    vamos.....

    From nassima, on Sat 18 Apr 5:36PM

  11. COME ON ANDY xxxxxx

    From dorothy B, on Sat 18 Apr 5:35PM

  12. Sanches be quiet ! You forgot to drink your "I­ don’t hate Serbs" pills again ;-)
    Don’t try to­ provoke something, without any reason.. who was acting­ like Fascist ? Don’t lie ! Better come to Novak`s page­ and congratulate !
    And for this match, it’s getting­ better and better :-) Tremendous effort form Murray­ BRAVO !

    From Igor K, on Sat 18 Apr 5:30PM

  13. Andy, your comeback was wonderful. I love you for this.

    From blushenka, on Sat 18 Apr 5:30PM

  14. No matter the result, this is good learning time for­ Andy....I don't think he's played Nadal too­ much on clay in the past. Nadal's the best teacher­ and Andy will learn!!

    From New Baws please, on Sat 18 Apr 5:30PM

  15. sanchez.santos i see that u have some problems. We­ don't need racist here. The main topic here is­ SPORT!
    I don't see your reason of insulting­ Serbians...Just relax and watch tennis, ok?
    P.S.Regards­ for Boki..Wish to see tommorrow Nadal and Novak on the­ court!

    From gricko9, on Sat 18 Apr 5:29PM

  16. Credit to Murray for showing fight even if he ends up­ losing

    From sirstevenforeman, on Sat 18 Apr 5:29PM

  17. whers the people who said murray would loose 6-0 6-0,­ shows they know nothing about the talent of andy

    From Matthew B, on Sat 18 Apr 5:27PM

  18. 'Nadal catches Nadal napping...'?? Is Nadal­ playing himself now? Excitement getting to you, or­ typing more than one comment per game too much?
    Still,­ great response from Andy..(5-4 in the 2nd -in with a­ chance)- or is it Nadal? (3 letters the same, I­ spose...dyslexia rules). 'The Scot' is­ irritating, but at least clear. Need a proofreader?

    From joeblogs, on Sat 18 Apr 5:26PM

  19. not quite over then ,cmon andy one more push

    From ddeeguy34, on Sat 18 Apr 5:25PM

  20. NO - GOOD OLD MURRAY!

    From Fiona, on Sat 18 Apr 5:24PM
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