Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return to Andy Murray of Britain during their men's singles quarter-final match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament May 16, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito
ROME (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal overcame a first-set thrashing by Andy Murray to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open with a 1-6 6-3 7-5 victory that kept him on course to meet rival Novak Djokovic in Sunday's climax.
World number one and seven-times winner Nadal was a set down after only 37 minutes and trailed 4-2 in the decider, but kept his composure to book a last-four clash with rising talent Grigor Dimitrov.
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