Nadal beats Djokovic, to face Raonic in Montreal final

World no.4 Spaniard Rafael Nadal crushed any hopes of world no.1 Novak Djokovic of advancing to the Montreal final when he beat him 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) in a tense semi final match. Nadal built a 6-0 lead in the deciding tie-break and went on to wrap up victory in two hours and 20 minutes.

Nadal now sets up a title decider against local favourite Milos Raonic.

The victory was Nadal's second successive over Djokovic at this stage of a tournament following his epic five-set triumph on clay at the French Open in June.

"It was a very close match," Djokovic told reporters. "There were very few points that decided the winner.

"To beat Novak on any surface is very important," Nadal said in a court side interview. "His level is always high and you have to play well ... almost perfect to beat him."

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