Nadal who is eyeing the world no.1 title is moving closer to his dreams of reaching final and beating third time Beijing champion Serbian Novak Djokovic.
However, in the meantime there are hurdles Nadal should cross as Berdych will look to delay Nadal’s return to the top of the ATP Rankings when he plays with Nadal for the 19th time on Saturday. Berdych trails their Head2Head series 3-15, including three losses this year. In their head to head status, Nadal remains unbeaten in their last fifteen encounters. Nadal last beat Berdych at Cincinnati this year in the semis 7-5 7-6(4).
In the meantime, Rafael Nadal is one win away from returning to World No. 1 ranking and seems in no mood to let this opportunity slip by easily. Already the Spaniard is looking to win his 11th title of the season. In 13 tournaments, he has only failed to reach the final once, losing in the first round at Wimbledon this year. His triumphs include Roland Garros, the US Open and five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophies.
This semi final is therefore very important for Nadal - If he wins this semi-final, he will return to World No. 1 for the first time since 3rd July 2011. Should Nadal lose before the final, Novak Djokovic must still win his fourth China Open crown to stay at the top for a 102nd week.
The match is scheduled for Saturday (05 October) 04:30 (GMT 0).
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