Rafael Nadal upset by Juan Martin del Potro in semifinal of Shanghai Masters
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Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was eliminated in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, losing 6-2, 6-4 to Juan Martin del Potro.
The fifth-ranked Del Potro overpowered Nadal with his deep, punishing groundstrokes, breaking the Spaniard twice at the start of the match to race out to a 4-0 lead.
The Argentine broke Nadal again to start the second set, and saved all six break points he faced to get his first victory over the Spaniard in four years.
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Del Potro will try to win his first Masters title on Sunday against top-seeded Novak Djokovic, who defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the other semifinal, 6-2, 7-5.
Nadal was playing his first tournament since regaining the No. 1 ranking from Djokovic on Monday.