Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has continued his perfect run on the North American hardcourts, taming Czech Tomas Berdych 7-5 7-6 at the Cincinnati Masters to set up a final showdown with big-hitting American John Isner.
The unseeded Isner blasted his way into the final with a 6-7 7-6 6-3 marathon win over Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro.
Rebounding nicely from a shock first round upset at Wimbledon, Nadal has been in sizzling form picking up his 58th career title last week in Montreal while extending his hardcourt winning streak to 14-0 with a run to the final in Cincinnati.
A win on Monday in his first Cincinnati final would give the third ranked Spaniard his ninth title of the year and leave him the red-hot favourite heading into the US Open, which begins next week at Flushing Meadows.
