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Murray victory takes toll as Nadal bows out
Last updated at 10:52am on 20.10.07Unseeded David Nalbandian inflicted a 6-1, 6-2 defeat on world No 2 Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Masters yesterday to earn a semi-final against Serb Novak Djokovic.
Nadal still looked to be suffering from the after-effects of Thursday night's 7-6, 6-4 victory over Andy Murray as he surrendered his serve five times and failed to find the range on his ground strokes.
Unseeded David Nalbandian marches on
Nalbandian, runner-up in Madrid in 2004, reached the last four of a tournament for the first time this year at the end of a season in which he has dropped out of the world top 10 to 25th.
Earlier, world No 3 Djokovic powered to a 7-6, 6-2 win over unseeded Croat Mario Ancic.
