TENNIS

Madrid Open: Andy Murray defeats Rafael Nadal to reach final.

BY PEACE NEWS

MADRID OPEN
TENNIS
BY PEACE NEWS
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(PEACE NEWS)Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal on clay for only the second time in his career to reach the final of the Madrid Open Saturday.

The Scot overcame the home favorite in straight sets 7-5 6-4 in just over two hours and 11 minutes.

Murray's only other victory over "King of Clay" Nadal came in the final of the same event in 2015.

"It's big, obviously it's not easy," Murray said in quotes carried by the official ATP website after the match. "Not loads of players have won against Rafa on clay throughout his career,"

Murray has made adjustments to his game, particularly his second-serve, in recent weeks as well as practicing with Nadal in Mallorca in anticipation of the clay court season.

And that preparation looked to have paid off as he got the better of the Spaniard in large part due to an array of finely-timed drop-shots and intelligent ground strokes.

BY PEACE NEWS REPORTER