Rafael Nadal vs John Isner in Cincinnati Finals (VIDEO)

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Rafael Nadal vs John Isner in Cincinnati Finals (VIDEO)

Rafael Nadal ousted Tomas Berdych in their Cincinnati semi-final, prevailing 7-5, 7-6(4). Nadal converted on his second match point to extend his winning streak on hard courts to 14-0 in 2013 and improve to 15-1 against Top 10 opponents.

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The Spaniard is into a 37th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final, where he will be seeking a 26th title.

"I finished the match playing aggressive with the forehand, with the backhand, and it's great," said Nadal. "I think I played a very good match this afternoon against a very difficult opponent who came to this match playing very well, and I have to be very, very happy about everything."

RAFAEL NADAL vs TOMAS BERDYCH FULL SEMIFINALS GAME REPLAY

Berdych has only taken two sets off Nadal in their 14 most recent matches, with the World No. 3 already winning a pair of Masters 1000 semi-finals against Berdych this year, in Indian Wells and Rome.

Nadal will face John Isner in Sunday’s final after the American came back to defeat Juan Martin del Potro in three sets. It will mark the first time he has reached back-to-back hard court finals in consecutive weeks.

JOHN ISNER vs JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO GAME HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO

John Isner survived one match point against Juan Martin del Potro in the Western & Southern Open semi-finals Saturday, moving into his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final with a 6-7(5), 7-6(9), 6-3 victory.

Isner, the leader of the Emirates Airline US Open Series, has registered three consecutive Top 10 victories entering the final, also defeating No. 10 Milos Raonic in the third round and denying World No. 1 Novak Djokovic a shot at the Career Golden Masters in the quarters.

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