Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal proved why they were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 with their results Saturday, each beating their opponents in two sets setting themselves up for a faceoff in the Italian Open finals on Sunday.
Djokovic was matched up with Roger Federer, who fell behind quickly and lost the first set 6-2. Federer bounced back by sending the second to a tiebreaker, but lost the tiebreak and the match as Djokovic took it 7-4.
It was the opposite for Nadal: Ferrer pushed Nadal to a first-set tiebreak and almost took that, losing 8-6. However, he fell apart after that, as Nadal put up a bagel, winning 6-0 to advance to the final.
Djokovic and Nadal will face off tomorrow after the end of the women's match between Maria Sharapova and Li Na.
For more on the Italian Open stay tuned to this StoryStream and SB Nation's dedicated tennis hub.
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