Djokovic far from perfect against aggressive Nadal


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 11 Aug 2013

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal inflicted more pain on world number one Novak Djokovic in the Rogers Cup semi-finals on Saturday as the Serbian world number one went from being "close to perfection" to far from flawless on his favourite surface.

Nadal, a 12-time grand slam champion, won a thrilling contest under the lights 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) to set up a title showdown with local hope Milos Raonic.

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