Federer to face Nadal in Monte Carlo finals

ATP's top-ranked player Roger Federer had a comfortable win (6-3 6-4) over former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series. Federer will attempt to grab the title from defending champion Rafael Nadal who managed to overcome Tomas Berdych 6-0 7-5 in the other semifinals. Just as in earlier rounds in the tournament, Federer had some sort of a slow start and had to come from a break down to take the first set. From then on, it was pretty much a routine win for the number one seed.

Nothing surprising I suppose about a Federer vs. Nadal final at Monte Carlo this year since both are, after all, the top two seeds in the tournament. Besides this was something everybody had been looking forward to ever since a Federer vs. Nadal final failed to materialize in the Australian Open and in both the Indian Wells and Miami AMS tournaments.

Naturally, as a Federer fan, I will be rooting for Federer to win. However, since he is supposed to be the king of clay, Nadal should be able to defend his title for a second time and I would consider it an upset if Federer won instead. Nadal seems to be playing with a lot of confidence these days now that he's back playing on his favorite surface. By comparison, Federer appears to be struggling a bit more with his game, always having to recover from a slow start each time. Federer will also need to keep his unforced errors (26 in this match) in check in order to have a real chance at beating Nadal who seems to have kept his unforced errors at a minimum so far in the tournament.