Nadal to meet Soderling in French Open final

Four-time champion, Rafael Nadal, earned another spot in the French Open final today by beating Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-3, 7-6.



Nadal\'s victory sets up a tantalizing rematch in the final against Robin Soderling, who pulled off a stunner when they met in the fourth round last year. The upset remains Nadal\'s only loss in 38 French Open matches.



Melzer, a first-time Grand Slam semi-finalist, found himself overmatched from the baseline against Nadal. There were few long rallies, and Nadal won almost all of them, forcing Melzer to play high-risk tennis.



Nadal will seek to become the second man to win at least five French Open titles. Bjorn Borg won six.



In the first semi-final match today, Soderling advanced to the final for the second year in a row by rallying past Tomas Berdych 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.



Meanwhile, Francesca Schiavone will play Samantha Stosur in the women’s final tomorrow.