Meanwhile as we’ve heard Nadal is back to number one in the world. He had an even easier time of things against the fourth seeded Thomas Berdych.
He broke the Czech in the very first game and smashes this one, down the line in the second, to draw level at 15-all.
Berdych seemed to be holding his own against the Spaniard in the 6th game here playing this cross-court shot past Rafa.
But it was in this game that the Czech seemed to pick up a back injury. He spent some time with his trainer off court. And while he did return for a few points he decided he couldn’t continue. Handing Rafa the win, a place in the final, and that world number one ranking.