Nadal breezes into Rogers Cup final

<p>Toronto [Canada], August 12 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday stormed into the final of the Rogers Cup after he saw off Karen Khachanov of Russia in their men's singles semi-final match.</p><p>The 32-year-old thrashed his Russian opponent 7-6(3), 6-4 to register a straight-set victory in a one-sided clash.</p><p>The Spaniard will now take on Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the final match.</p><p>The top seed, who never won an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title after Cincinnati Open 2013, will look to end the drought of five long years by clinching a victory against Tsitsipas.</p><p>Nadal and Tsitsipas last met each other in the final of the Barcelona Open, in April where Nadal registered a straight-set victory over the Greek player.</p><p>As far as head to head record is concerned, the figures are tilted 79-36 in Nadal's favour.</p><p>Reflecting on the final clash, the seventeen-time Grand Slam title said that he is looking forward to the match and asserted that it would be great if he managed to win the title.</p><p>"Tomorrow is a day to play a great match against a very tough opponent. And I hope to be ready for it. It's another Masters 1000 final. But still a lot of work to do. If it happens, it's going to be great news of course. Canada is a tournament that I play well a lot of times in my career. And it's a very important result for me to be back here where I am," ATP website quoted Nadal, as saying.</p><p>The Rogers Cup final is slated to be held on August 13. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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