Nadal loses again, Murray in semis

BEIJING: Rafael Nadal suffered another early loss when he fell to Grigor Dimitrov for the first time 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday.

BEIJING: Rafael Nadal suffered another early loss when he fell to Grigor Dimitrov for the first time 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday.

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Andy Murray advanced to the semi-finals by beating fellow Brit Kyle Edmund 7-6 (9), 6-2.

Murray trailed 5-2 in the tiebreak and saved a set point at 6-5 before finally converting his fifth opportunity to claim the first set.

The top-seeded Murray hit 12 aces and saved three of four break points to set up a semi-final against David Ferrer.

Nadal’s only two singles titles of the year were in April, and he hasn’t reached a final since because of a left wrist injury, illness, and poor play.

Dimitrov lost all seven of his previous matches against Nadal, but the Spaniard was struggling on serve this time.