10-9 - Nadal with the winner down the line, NADAL'S SECOND MATCH POINT.

8-9 - Djokovic's first serve goes into the net, the second one kept things alive, the Serb enticing Nadal to the net and then flashing it past him. He then wins the next point. A THIRD MATCH POINT FOR DJOKOVIC.

7-7 - The first serve goes wide adn the second brings another big rally. Djokovic slipped down half way through the rally and still recovered to continue, Nadal winning it with a big forehand which Djokovic could not get turn around quick enough to get.

6-6 - Nadal takes the point though, another big rally from behind the baseline with the Spaniard taking the point with a forehand down the line.

4-5 - He can't, but Nadal puts his attempted cross court forehand into the net on the following point.

3-3 - Nadal marches to the other side of the net...after he sees to his water bottles, towels, rackets and bags of course. Still on serve.

2-1 - Nadal wins his two service points on balls which Djokovic puts long and wide.

6-6 - Nadal double faulted to take Djokovic within two points of victory. The Spaniard evened things up at 30-30 when Djokovic put the ball long and then went 40-30 up when the Serb slammed the ball into the net from a serve that rose viciously on Djokovic. The next point was plain ridiculous from Djokovic though, on the run to his backhand side, at full strength, he put the ball back across court to win a point that Nadal thought was won. It was to no avail though. Nadal holds and we are going to a second tie-break.

5-5 - Nadal starts with a big ace out wide to Djokovic's forehand. The adrenaline has kicked in now for the Serb as he hustled to return a ball he no right to get to, Nadal still took the point though and the next two as well. Five all now.

4-4 - Nadal and Djokovic both hit some big winners early on in that big game. It then became a game of cat and mouse, firstly from the Serb, who just kept returning everything Nadal threw at him. Then came Nadal, sensing Djokovic was on the defence he came to the net to fizz a ball past him. Play goes backward and forward between deuce and advantage Nadal, before Djokovic slammed a forehand wide.

3-3 - The game goes 15 all and Djokovic puts his hands in a prayer position and raises his head to the heavens, looking for divine intervention. It does not come though, and Nadal wins the next two points against a very lethargic looking Djokovic. Instead of going for the long rally, he tried to go for the quick winner a couple of times there. Nadal holds to 30.

2-3 - WE ARE BACK ON SERVE. This time it was Djokovic to fall 0-30 down with a double break. The Serb took the next point with Nadal putting the ball into net and then letting out a growl of frustration, he took the next one as well. Then came an amazing point, brilliantly played by the pair of them, Nadal taking the excruciatingly long rally with a drop shot that Djokovic could not quite get to. The Serb then began to cramp up, pulling at his quads and stretching them on the umpire's change. Nadal makes no mistake at break point.

15-40 - Two break points to Djokovic

1-1 - Nadal also holds, this time to love. Very routine stuff for the man from Majorca. Pressure now on Djokovic.

- - How must Djokovic be feeling? He will surely feel that he should have converted some of those break point. Nadal looked down and out, he was missing shots that are usually routine for him and don't forget he had the trainer out and has a heavily strapped right knee. Who will win this match? It is too close to call.

6-3 - Three set points to Nadal

4-2 - Nadal wrestles back the advantage after a big rally, it looked like that point was going to go to the Serbian. Nadal follows up on the Djokovic serve with a shot that just, just clips the line. A mini-break to Nadal.

6-6 - Djokovic has the crowd on his back after ironically applauding their gasps on his shots in the previous game. Nadal sees a break point for the first time but Djokovic still holds on though and takes the game. Djokovic stops mid rally and points out that the ball has gone long, the Serbian really has the crowd on his back now. We are going to a tie break.

6-5 - Djokovic works another break point, but he cannot take it, Nadal snatching it back again with an ace. An epic game right there with both players playing some good shots and some indifferent shots. Early on the duo exchanged cute shots at the net; it looked like Nadal was going to take the point but Djokovic held on and took that one. Later on Djokovic really should have been more aggressive when he had a chance, but he allowed Nadal to play his shots and to hit a winner. Then a 28 shot rally was won when Djokovic misplayed a drop shot and that set up Nadal to serve out the game.

5-5 - The first time Nadal sees 30 all on the Djokovic serve and he could not capitalise. A long rally on Djokovic's second serve and Nadal fires a bad backhand across court that he is shocked that he missed. Nadal then sees deuce for the first time and cannot go on and see a break point for the first time, sending the ball long. Djokovic then puts away an easy smash to make it five all.

40-40 - And Nadal saves them both.

4-4 - Djokovic holds to love and there was nothing to shout about there for Nadal, the Serbian's serve looked very strong there.

3-3 - I have lost count how many times today Nadal has worked the point perfectly and then to miss the final smash, this time ripping the forehand into the net. Djokovic holds to 15, Nadal hasn't had even the smallest chance of seeing a break point.

2-2 - A horrible miss from Djokovic, a long rally sees the ball set up perfectly for the smash which he smashes a long way out. Not to worry though as he takes the game to 15 with a supreme double handed back hand down the line.

- - Nadal is currently receiving treatment on his right knee.

30-40 - Break point Djokovic

1-0 - Nadal holds his service game to 15. Another big rally in the middle stages of the point which Nadal eventually won after Djokovic slipped. The Serb has matched Nadal physically so far, it will be interesting to see if he can continue top match him.

15-40 - Two set points for Djokovic.

30-40 - Set point to Djokovic

2-4 - Nadal is not feeling the ball well and hasn't found his rhythm; he looks very similar to some of the poor play he was producing last night against Verdasco. Djokovic is returning everything and is looking very comfortable from the back of the court.

1-3 - Nadal is finally on the board. His hitting still didn't look too clean there, well, not as clean as Djokovic's.

0-2 - Big blow for Nadal, he double faults to hand the first break to the Serbian. There was a fascinating 25 shot rally at 30-15 which Djokovic won when Nadal slammed a forehand into the net. Djokovic was giving Nadal no angle on his returns. Can the Serb afford to have rallies of that length considering Nadal's physical fitness? If things continue as they have been in the early stages it won't matter.

0-1 - A slow start from Nadal and a very quick one for Djokovic. The Serb's serve looked good there and Nadal struggled to return the ball into decent areas.

- - So these two meet once again on clay and the third time in five weeks. Nadal beat Djokovic in the final in Rome on May 3, and also beat him in Monte Carlo. Nadal leads the head to head record 13-4, and is 8-0 on clay against the Serbian. If Djokovic wins today he will leapfrog Andrew Murray into third place in the world rankings.