Rafael Nadal will return to the top of the world rankings after beating Thomas Berdych to reach the final of the China Open
Serb Novak Djokovic, who will lose top spot when the
new rankings are announced on Monday, will meet Frenchman Richard
Gasquet in the second semi-final.
Berdych, trailing 2-4 in the opening set, took a medical time out and
returned to the court but after a few points decided he could no longer
continue, handing the 27-year-old Spaniard an easy passage to Sunday's
title round.Nadal, who boosted his grand slam singles tally to 13 this year by winning the French and U.S. Opens, has not being ranked number one since July 2011 but has produced a stunning run since returning from a long injury lay-off in February.
He has lost two finals since his return, winning 10 tournaments and adding over $10 million (£6.2m) in prize money in 2013.
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