Hamburg, Germany (My Sportsbook) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both
won on Saturday, setting up a rematch of the 2007 final of the $2.955 million
Masters Series Hamburg .
Federer, a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Italian Andreas Seppi on Saturday, beat
Nadal in last year's finale to capture his fourth title in six years at
Hamburg.
The top-seeded Federer blew past Seppi 6-3, 6-1, running his lifetime mark at
the event to 24-8. It was the second matchup between the 26-year-old Federer
and Seppi, and the Swiss star has won both.
Second-seeded clay-court king Rafael Nadal bested Australian Open titlist
Novak Djokovic 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 to lock up the other spot in the finale of the
clay-court French Open tuneup. The high-flying Djokovic was last week's
clay-court champion in Rome.
The three-time French Open champion Nadal retained his world No. 2 ranking
by improving to 7-3 lifetime against the surging Serb. Nadal is a remarkable
107-2 in his last 109 matches on clay.
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