Murray reaches Rogers Cup finl by beat Nadal in straight sets

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Murray defeats Nadal in Rogers Cup semi

TORONTO — Andy Murray defeated top-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in the first semifinal of the Rogers Cup on Saturday.

Murray will play the winner of the Roger Federer-Novak Djokovic semifinal on Sunday.

Murray used his strong baseline game to knock off the top-seed. He kept the pressure on Nadal throughout the match and kept the unforced errors to a minimum. Murray earned a break to go up 5-4 in the second set before serving out for the win.

He improved to 4-8 against Nadal, with all four victories coming on hard courts.

Murray is looking to become the first men’s player to repeat as Rogers Cup champion since Andre Agassi successfully defended his title in 1995.

Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra of France advanced to the doubles final with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic and Michal Mertinak of Slovakia. Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States were scheduled to play Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Max Mirnyi of Belarus in the late doubles match.