Nadal in Rome final

Rafael Nadal set up a potential Rome Masters final with Swiss rival Roger Federer after dominating Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Berdych had caused the first major upset of the tournament when he ousted World No 1 Novak Djokovic on Friday.

Rafael Nadal. Pic/Getty Images.

However, despite an improved second set performance against the fifth seed, the Czech could not match Nadal's power as the Spaniard put himself within touch of a second title inside a week following his Madrid Masters triumph last Sunday.

Nadal, who has now reached eight finals in as many events since his return from a seven-month injury lay-off, broke Berdych twice in the opening set, including in the opening game. Nadal will be looking for a 24th Masters title on Sunday.