Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) April 21 (IANS) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain beat Bulgaria s Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-1 on Saturday advancing to fight for his 11th title at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
In the final Nadal will meet Japanese Kei Nishikori who defeated Alexander Zverev of Germany 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Nadal needed one hour and 29 minutes to beat world No. 5 Dimitrov reports Efe.
The next match is to be Nadal s 12th final in 13 trips to Monte-Carlo of which he won the title 10 times.
The Spanish star lost in the 2013 final and was eliminated in the 2015 semifinals both times to Serbia s Novak Djokovic.
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