or 6-1 6-4. monf is such a confidence player, had his chance to tie the 2nd set but his momentum stalled after wasting those 2 break points and berdych was too good.
nadal +215
even if i go 0-100 in this spot i will always pick nadal to win. first time he is an underdog on clay since ??? (literally couldn't find it, odds weren't kept on the site i use in 2008. so i'll say 2008.
best match of the year and extremely interesting situation even if it wasnt these two.
djokovic cruising but only beat utter bums. ever since 2011 djokovic is 4-5 vs nadal on clay, with nadal 2-0 in the FO, and their masters matches have been 50/50. nadal struggling but he beat the strong isner serve and plenty of nervy moment, beat an amazing ferrer in 3 hours with tons of high quality tennis. quality opponents djokovic hasn't had all week. it's like a boxer building up to a title shot, nadal has gotten all the match practice, looks at different styles, crucial clutch situations this week, and now he's getting his shot. people saying "yeah but djokovic is gonna win easily cause nadal has played badly" are kind of ignoring the fact that a QF against Isner is gonna be completely different motivation than a final against your nemesis. So I expect Nadal to raise his game another level, and if it's any time Djokovic could second guess himself it's in a situation like that