Rafael Nadal ESP (1) vs Andy Murray GBR (4). The 5-champion played his best tennis of the tournament against the only man to beat at Roland Garros, Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals, the dismissal of Sweden in straight sets 6-4 6-1 7-6 (3). Nadal now has a 43-1 record for life in the clay of Paris, a surprising percentage of 97.7% of revenues. For this reason alone should be seen as the favorite in his semifinal with Andy Murray. Murray looked good in his 7-6 (2) 7-5 6-2 to Juan Ignacio Chela in the quarter-finals after surviving a near-death experience in its confrontation with General Viktor Troicki in the round 5 16. Face to face Nadal leads 10-4 in career games Murray, 3-2 in the majors, and 3-0 on clay. Murray won a series when he played in Monaco this year and served for the match against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Rome and its good faith in clay are legitimate.
All that said, Murray almost no chance of winning this match on Friday unless he plays a game in his life (he has struggled to do on the big stage of the 3 major finals, it was date and semi-finals of Wimbledon 2010 -) and Nadal played some of his worst tennis. Nadal plays to reach its sixth final at Roland Garros record to try to match Bjorn Borg and Murray tries to reach his first final in Paris. The difference is clear.
The No Rafael Nadal to face a world Andy Murray in the semi-final match in the tournament French Open Friday, May 3. The match starts at 14:00 local time on the Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros.
Defending champion Nadal seeks his sixth title at Roland Garros here in Paris, where he also has an outstanding career with a 44-1 victory defeat at Roland Garros. He had lost a match against Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the 2009 French Open. Nadal celebrates his 25th birthday on Friday at Roland Garros, where he will play Grand Slam semi-final against Scotland
World No. 4 Andy Murray plays the first time that ranked him in the tournament. He had never played against Nadal at Roland Garros, who won five titles in six years French Open. Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan said Britain has a chance to beat Nadal in French Open semifinals, where he was to produce one of the best tactical performance of his career.
Nadal played his best game in the quarterfinal against Robin Soderling, losing in straight sets to enter the semifinals.
The second semifinal match between 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the centers of the Court Philippe Chat.