Nadal vs Murray ATP Rotterdam Final Live:
World No.1 Rafael Nadal will face World No.4 Andy Murray of Britain for the first time in a final of ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, after a 6-4, 6-4 semifinal victory over Gael Monfils.Nadal had been stretched to 3 sets in the past three rounds while Murray has lost just one set enroute to finals, he had an easy outing against Mario Ancic in the semifinal sealing a 6-1, 6-2 victory in just 61 minutes.
But Nadal who recently won his sixth grandlsam at the Australian Open(def.Federer) leads 5-1 all time against Murray.
WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner: € 277,000 and 500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: € 125,000 and 300 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UPS
HEAD-TO-HEAD
(1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs (2) Andy Murray (GBR) Nadal Leads 5-1
07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1
07 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain)Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Hamburg Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2
08 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Toronto Hard SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-3
08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4
Match Over.Murray won
