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Federer to face Nalbandian in final

World number one Roger Federer will defend his Madrid Masters title against surprise package David Nalbandian in Sunday's final.

Federer eased past Nicolas Kiefer 6-4 6-4 in the second semi-final, while earlier in the day Nalbandian continued his superb form in the Spanish capital by dumping out third seed Novak Djokovic.

Nalbandian, the 2004 runner-up, reached his first ATP final since May 2006 with a 6-4 7-6 (7/4) victory over Serbian Djokovic.

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