Djokovic sees off champion Nadal
Djokovic gained revenge for defeat by Nadal in last year’s final
The Serb broke twice in each set to win 6-3 6-2 in one hour 28 minutes.
Nadal had lengthy treatment to a toe injury between sets and could not match last year’s final win over Djokovic.
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Nadal took a 6-2 career record against Djokovic into the first semi-final and grabbed an early break.
But Djokovic levelled at 2-2 and broke again for 5-3 with a net cord, serving out the set with an ace.
Nadal was struggling on serve and he lost the last four games as Djokovic dominated.