Tennis: Simon upsets Nadal in Madrid Masters semifinal
Associated Press
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MADRID, Spain � Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday, as Gilles Simon of France rallied to win 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) and advance to the final against Andy Murray.
Simon saved 17 break point chances � including seven in the final set � to reach his fourth final of the year after a match lasting nearly 3 1/2 hours.
The fourth-ranked Murray had earlier beaten Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a rematch of last month's U.S. Open final. That meant Nadal will become the first Spanish player in the Open era to end the year as No. 1.
