Jeff Rosenberg

Friday, October 17, 2008

Federer and Nadal both win in Madrid

The Madrid Masters tennis tournament continues, and both Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal won their matches today in straight sets. Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4, while Federer downed Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-3. I don't know anything about the matches other than the scores, but it looks like the world's top two players are still playing very well. Del Potro is a tough character, and I expected Federer to have some trouble with him. The semis are tomorrow. Nadal plays Gilles Simon, and Federer takes on Andy Murray in a rematch of the US Open final. I predict Nadal and Federer to meet in the final, but it would not be a shock to see either one lose in the semis.