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Djokovic to face Nadal in Rome Masters final

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World number one Novak Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal in Rome Masters final today.

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic brushed past Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the Rome Masters final on Saturday.In Sundays final, the top seed will face second seed Rafael Nadal, the five-time winner, who defeated Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 7-6 (8/6), 6-0.Top seed Djokovic ended Federers brilliant run of recent clay form, defeating the world number two, and last weeks Madrid champion, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) while Nadal reached a seventh Rome final with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-0 win over compatriot David Ferrer.Federer saved a match point for 5-5 in the second set as he broke Djokovic on a stinging forehand winner.But Federer could not extend that battling instinct into the tiebreaker, with Djokovic taking victory on his second winning chance as the Swiss put a backhand long after an hour and 39 minutes on court.Nadal, winner of the Foro Italico trophy in five of seven appearances in the Italian capital, also won a 39th straight claycourt semi-final and has not lost at the final-four stage on the surface since 2003.Ferrer, a legendary scrambler on the dirt, was beaten by his countryman in Rome for the third time as Nadal polished his career record here to 35-2. He now stands 15-4 in the pairs series.