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Rome Masters - Semi-finals - Men

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
SpainR Nadal66---
CHIF Gonzalez33---

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Fernando Gonzalez

Nationality CHI
Date of Birth 29/07/1980
Height 1.82 m
Weight 81 kg

Rafael Nadal

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

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  1. 6-3 - There's the match for Nadal. He only needed the one match point as he finds another forehand winner to set up the final clash with world number three Novak Djokovic

  2. 40-0 - Gonzalez hits a forehand long and Nadal has THREE MATCH POINTS ...

  3. 5-3 - Gonzalez does well to hold to 15 and force Nadal to do the honourable thing and serve out the match

  4. 5-2 - Nadal is just one game away from the final now as he holds once again, when Gonzalez hits wide. The Chilean will serve to stay in it after the change of ends

  5. 4-2 - Gonzalez holds again to keep himself just alive in this match but Nadal has positively raced through his previous couple of service games and the Chilean will need to produce something against serve if he is to change the result of this match

  6. 4-1 - Nadal posts another easy service hold to leave himself just two games away from another final, and a re-match with Novak Djokovic, whom he beat in the Monte Carlo Masters final two weeks ago

  7. 3-1 - Nadal is simply all over Gonzalez now whipping a forehand passing shot down the line at full stretch to set up a chance at a second break ... but Gonzalez levels at deuce with a forehand winner of his own - this one an inside out cross court winner - before he goes on to hold with a forehand drop shot

  8. 3-0 - It is all Nadal now as he fires down his first ace of the day to hold to love and cement the break

  9. 2-0 - Gonzalez saves a break point firing a forehand down the line for Nadal to chase before putting a forehand volley in exactly the same place, behind the quickly departing Nadal! But THE SPANIARD BREAKS at the second opportunity when Gonzalez sends an inside out cross court forehand wide

  10. 1-0 - Nadal finds himself in a spot of bother on his serve once again at 0-30 down but Gonzalez dumps two attempted drop shots, one off the forehand and the other off the backhand side, to allow the Spaniard level back at 30-30 before he goes on to hold with an emphatic smash right down the centre of the court

  11. 6-3 - Nadal quickly earns himself two set points with another forehand winner ... Gonzalez saves the first by pouncing on a short ball and firing away a forehand winner across court. But he can do nothing about the second, hitting an off-balance backhand into the net and NADAL HAS THE FIRST SET!

  12. 5-3 - Another battling service game for Nadal but this time he holds to cement the break, going back behind the scampering Gonzalez with a forehand smash down the line. Gonzalez now will have to serve to stay in this opening set

  13. 4-3 - Not great from the Chilean as now he hits consecutive errors to concede his serve. It's not even like he can claim to have been worn out by his effort in the previous game as he only had to hit one winner!

  14. 3-3 - Consecutive errors from Nadal on the forehand followed by a backhand into the net and Gonzalez has three chances to break back ... THE CHILEAN DOES BREAK BACK with a bullet of a cross court, backhand return that flies away for the winner

  15. 3-2 - Nadal gets his first break point chance when Gonzalez runs around a backhand but misses his resulting forehand ... and THE SPANIARD DOES HAVE THE BREAK. Nadal races up to the net but doesn't have to play another shot as Gonzalez pushes his lob long of the baseline

  16. 2-2 - Nadal holds to love with a one-two punch, of a serve out wide followed by a forehand winner down the line back behind Gonzalez, on game point

  17. 1-2 - Gonzalez holds again to keep his nose in front. The Chilean's last meeting with Nadal was in the fourth round of the Australian Open earlier this year, when the world number one dismissed him 6-3 6-2 6-4

  18. 1-1 - Nadal also holds to 15 to get his account underway

  19. 0-1 - A solid first game from Gonzalez, who lands a forehand winner right on the line to hold to 15

  20. 0-0 - Right, then tennis fans. Gonzalez to get the clash underway ...

  21. 17:24 - Nadal and Gonzalez have face each other eight times before with three of those clashes coming on the clay. Of those three clay matches, Nadal has won ... three! And all in straight sets

  22. 17:21 - Hello and welcome to Eurosport Yahoo!s LIVE coverage from the second Rome Masters semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez

ATP Standing 2009

Points
1 Roger Federer 10550 stay
2 Rafael Nadal 9205 stay
3 Novak Djokovic 8310 stay
4 Andrew Murray 7030 stay
5 Juan Martin Del Potro 6785 stay
6 Nikolay Davydenko 4930 stay
7 Andy Roddick 4410 stay
8 Robin Soderling 3410 up
9 Fernando Verdasco 3300 stay
10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2875 up

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  1. I wonder how long can Nadal survive with such powerplay­ and aggresive tennis. His kind of play was rejuvenated­ after his dismal loss to Tsonga at the 2008 Aussie­ Open. Strange ! How could he become a player as­ precised as NOW within 3 months after the Tsonga match­ ? And strangely enough, the sudden rise of Nadal­ resulted in the sudden collapse ( maybe, demise )of­ Federer. There must be something peculiar in this­ phenomena. Uncle Toni must have got the right antidote­ for his charge. God knows what !!

    From rossman, on Sun 3 May 2:40PM

  2. Without playing his best tennis Nadal has beaten­ Verdasco and Gonzalez and is in another final. This guy­ is a phenomenon! The first set against Söderling is by­ far the best set I've seen Rafa play all year. If­ he can produce that kind of display against Djokovic­ tomorrow he has another Master Series title in the bag.­

    Djoko and Federer playaed a dismal match; a comedy of­ errors most of the time. Djokovic must raise his game­ and Monaco showed us that he isn't as consistent­ and patient then Nadal. And he need to be that, and­ more! Vamos Rafa!

    From Paypal, on Sat 2 May 6:35PM

  3. Nadal to win the final tomorrow in straight sets....­ very simple

    From CHUX S, on Sat 2 May 6:14PM

  4. RAFA THE KING OF CLAY IS HERE AGAIN TO DO WHAT HE LIKES­ BEST.
    I WISH U D BEST.

    From AZUBIKE, on Sat 2 May 6:10PM

  5. vamos rafa!

    From rc_alcock, on Sat 2 May 6:08PM

  6. a.marialys88
    i just don't want people getting the­ wrong impression.

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 2 May 6:01PM

  7. is murray in the final yet ????

    From imre, on Sat 2 May 5:48PM

  8. who care's aleksicn93? don't swear on your life­ just for a comment..

    From Albu, on Sat 2 May 5:44PM

  9. well done rafa all the best to your final with novak as­ you know he will try to beat you....visit rafa at­ youtube to see more rafa..

    From janno, on Sat 2 May 5:42PM

  10. what a game! vamos rafa!!!

    From iei, on Sat 2 May 5:42PM

  11. wow... That was fast...

    From Vladimir, on Sat 2 May 5:39PM

  12. rc_alcock has stolen my username.
    please do not be­ taken in by this.
    comment 12 was NOT MINE. i swear on­ my life.

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 2 May 5:38PM

  13. sharapova is injured pieter

    From Thomas, on Sat 2 May 5:35PM

  14. but not anytime soon. maybe wen rafa clocks 28 but­ he'll retire b4 den at no 1.

    From A.J pumpin, on Sat 2 May 5:34PM

  15. gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    nadallllllllllllll­ llllllllllllllll

    From wafiy, on Sat 2 May 5:33PM

  16. nadal is simply the best however i see djokovic being­ he main challanger and possibly one day beating him on­ clay.

    From rising3214, on Sat 2 May 5:18PM

  17. Nadal should win this one.Gonzalez isnt bad on clay but­ just cant play with nadal i think dokovic will give him­ a harder time in the final,but in the end i see nadal­ winning in rome.

    From thrrgegt, on Sat 2 May 5:09PM

  18. all b4 him have come to the battle-front but all have­ been slain by d 'RACKET of INVINCIBILITY'.
    D­ KING is here.
    VAMOS RAFA, VIVA ESPANA

    From A.J pumpin, on Sat 2 May 5:02PM

  19. Does anybody know of sharapova is playing at Rome next­ week?

    From Pieter D, on Sat 2 May 4:52PM

  20. Thanks nickconstant!

    From koldo.otxoa, on Sat 2 May 4:49PM
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