Rafael Nadal will meet Tomas Berdych in the first of the semi-finals.
Nadal defeated James Blake for the second time in a week (3-6 6-3 6-1) to make it through to his second straight Masters Series semi. The American looked to have Rafa’s number in the first set, playing some scintilating tennis.
But, almost with a sense of inevitability about it, he could not keep to that level, and the Spaniard gradually wore him down. By the final few games of the third set, Blake looked as though he had fought, and lost, a war on the court; he simply had nothing left to fight Nadal with.
Tomas Berdych had a much simpler path through, as he defeated Russian Igor Andreev 6-4 6-4. Berdych, who is yet to drop a set in Miami this week, has made himself the first Czech player since 1993 to make it to the semi-finals. He only needed two break points, one in each set, to make the match a formality, and make light of a potentially dangerous opponent in Andreev.
However big match composure is something that many critics have felt Berdych is lacking in, and that could be his downfall against a player as tough as Nadal.
He has a respectable 3-3 lifetime record with the Spaniard however, and will go into this match believing he has every chance of making the final, even if nobody else does!
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