Djokovic Stuns Nadal to Set Up Final Against Murray
Novak Djokovic will play Andy Murray in the final of the Cincinnati Masters after ending Rafael Nadal's 32-match unbeaten run
Andy Murray will not face Rafael Nadal in the final of the Cincinnati Masters tournament after the soon-to-be-crowned world No1 suffered a surprise loss to Novak Djokovic.
Instead Murray will meet the Serbian Djokovic, whom he defeated for the first time in the quarter-final of last week's Canadian Masters, though on that occasion victory merely presaged his exit at the hands of Nadal in the semi-finals. Nadal, meanwhile, who would have immediately supplanted Roger Federer as the best player in the world by winning in Cincinnati, must now wait until August 18 to overtake the Swiss.
Nadal's 6-1, 7-5 loss also brought to an end his impressive 32-match winning streak. Djokovic made surprisingly quick work of the Spaniard, firing four aces and winning 76% of second-serve points.
Djokovic holds a 4-1 win record against Murray, who will be playing in his first Masters series final.
Instead Murray will meet the Serbian Djokovic, whom he defeated for the first time in the quarter-final of last week's Canadian Masters, though on that occasion victory merely presaged his exit at the hands of Nadal in the semi-finals. Nadal, meanwhile, who would have immediately supplanted Roger Federer as the best player in the world by winning in Cincinnati, must now wait until August 18 to overtake the Swiss.
Nadal's 6-1, 7-5 loss also brought to an end his impressive 32-match winning streak. Djokovic made surprisingly quick work of the Spaniard, firing four aces and winning 76% of second-serve points.
Djokovic holds a 4-1 win record against Murray, who will be playing in his first Masters series final.
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