Federer-Nadal XXIV: Madrid Masters Semifinal

For the 24th time in their careers, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet on the ATP tour, tomorrow in the semifinals of the Madrid Open. Nadal leads their head-to-head series 15-8 and 10-2 on clay. Federer beat Robin Soderling while Nadal got a walkover when Juan Martin del Potro withdrew with a hip injury.
The last time they played, at the 2011 Miami Masters, Nadal won easily in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic maintained his 2011 unbeaten streak by surviving a 3-set struggle on the red dirt with David Ferrer. He has now won 30 matches this year, surpassing Ivan Lendl's 29-0 record from 1986. He still has far to before he can match John McEnroe's 1984 streak of 42 wins in a row. Djokovic will face Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in his first Masters-level semifinal.