Nadal beats Berdych to reach Miami final
MIAMI, Florida — Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal reached the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne with a 7-6 6-2 victory over Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych.
The French Open champion will play the winner of the second semifinal later on Friday between US sixth seed Andy Roddick and Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko.
Nadal, seeking his first title of the year, improved to a 3-3 lifetime record against Berdych.
Roddick stunned world number one Roger Federer in the quarterfinals on Thursday, taking only his second victory in 17 career meetings with the Swiss superstar 7-6 4-6 6-3.
The American, the 2004 Key Biscayne winner, is 19-3 this season with titles in San Jose and Dubai, where he defeated Nadal and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic on his way to lifting that crown. E-mail to a friend
