Nadal Downs Fognini to Reach China final

epa04971390 Rafael Nadal of Spain returns to Fabio Fognini of Italy during the semi-final match in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 10 October 2015.

London, Oct.10: Rafael Nadal remained one win away from securing his first hard-court title in nearly two years after defeating his new Italian nemesis Fabio Fognini to reach the China Open final on Saturday.

Bacsinszky took only one of eight break chances in the first set, but was more ruthless for the rest of the match, converting three break points in each of the last two sets to seal the win. Nadal, who served 80 percent in the second set, closed the match in one hour, 45 minutes. That’s very important for me; very important for my game.

He will play unseeded Benoit Paire in the final after the Frenchman stunned home favorite and second seed Kei Nishikori 1-6 6-4 6-2 i the second semifinal. Not since the matches were tied going into Sunday in 2005 has the Presidents Cup been this close entering the deciding day.

“The position for me on the court today was more aggressive, and that’s why I was able to beat him today after a couple of defeats”, he added.

The out-of-sorts Spanish great, scrapping to recover his form after a tough year, was outgunned by Sock’s howitzer forehand but he dug deep to see off the world number 30, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Nadal won 2-1 and advanced to the semifinal.

The Serbian has a 2-0 record this year against the Spaniard – with both of the wins being straight-set victories on clay, Nadal’s favorite surface – and he is full of confidence after recently capturing Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to increase his Grand Slam singles haul to 10. But Djokovic was swiftly back in control and broke Ferrer in the following game to claim his 67th victory of the season.

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“We don’t going to celebrate now with semifinals on hard court”.